GERMANY
King oyster mushroom reigns at HLP Pilztag
Growers of lignivorous mushrooms in Europe don’t have many opportu- nities to widen their knowledge or enjoy some networking. However, the Hessischer Pilztag is one of those occasions and the very best of its kind!
By Magda Verfaillie, Mycelia T
Miriam Sari (Hochschule Niederrhein) spoke on β-glucans in mushrooms.
he annual two-day event organised by the HLP (Hessische Landes- fachgruppe für Pilzanbau) is gaining in stature as it offers growers a forum to meet, find and exchange the latest information. This group now numbers 102 members repre- senting 12 countries, and at least half of them travelled to the venue for this year’s event. Pilzhof Lippe acted as host. The enterprise recently started and produces pleurotus eryngii close to Bad Salzuflen, between Dortmund and Hannover.
In line with tradition, the AGM was opened on the first Tuesday in November by HLP chairman Jürgen Kynast. After the necessary formalities, such as adopting the annual report, the mem- bers chose the activities for the coming year. A
trip around Poland is on the list for spring 2017 and an HLP meeting at Edelpilze Kernser in Switzerland is scheduled for November. Eve- ryone is looking forward to visiting this ambi- tious project initiated by the Häcki family, who intend to provide half of Europe with substrate for pleurotus eryngii and lentinula edodes.
Research
The overarching topic for the presentation sessions in the evening was ‘mushroom rese- arch’. First to speak was Miriam Sari of Univer- sity of Applied Sciences Niederrhein. She presented the results of screening for β-glucans in a series of wild and commercially grown mushrooms. Interestingly, the highest concen- trations were found in the stems and some,
The HLP members enjoyed a great mushroom buff et at the conference hotel. 34 MUSHROOM BUSINESS
Richard Stuckman,
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