| Actually, it would be very difficult to 'mimic the conditions needed for growth'. Mimicing the weather conditions wouldn't be hard but being mycorrhizal, these mushrooms form a symbiotic realtionship with the tree's around them and they supply the tree with nutrients in exchange for carbohydrates and amino acids. I'm not really sure if maybe some mycorrhizal species might be actually easier to grow then others but in the case of Tricholoma magnivalare, the valuable Pine Mushroom, it has resisted all attempts despite thousands by top scientists in Asia, etc. Direct root innoculation has proven to be the only success so far. There would be millions of dollars for anyone figuring it out as most of the world's best edible mushrooms fall into this category. I don't want to discourage anybody, just let you know what you are up against... I'd start with Amanita velosa, supposed to be edible and incredible and maybe figure out how to supply it with the carbohydrates and amino acids it would normally get from a host tree. |