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The simple questions of how mycelia develop are not all fully understood. | The simple questions of how mycelia develop are not all fully understood. | ||
| − | This is our first try | + | |
| + | This is our first experiment to try and find out why you often see 'rings' on your plates... | ||
[[File:Labels shown.jpg|thumb|marker shows extent of growth at each date]] | [[File:Labels shown.jpg|thumb|marker shows extent of growth at each date]] | ||
[[File:Top side.jpg|thumb|plates on the left were exposed to much less light than those on the right- which had at least a half hour of light exposure on the two 'scoring' days...]] | [[File:Top side.jpg|thumb|plates on the left were exposed to much less light than those on the right- which had at least a half hour of light exposure on the two 'scoring' days...]] | ||
The top cultures are Shiitake, while below are from King Pleurotes. | The top cultures are Shiitake, while below are from King Pleurotes. | ||
| − | The plates on the right were exposed to at least half an hour of light on the 'scoring' days... | + | The plates on the right side in these images were exposed to at least half an hour of light on the 'scoring' days... |
| − | From this test, it certainly looks like light is a key determinant. | + | The plates on the left side were mainly kept in the shade... |
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| + | From this test, it certainly looks like light is a key determinant, for formation of the obvious growth rings. | ||
The King Pleurotes even made some extra pigment, it seems from the light exposure! | The King Pleurotes even made some extra pigment, it seems from the light exposure! | ||
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Hoping to get more people to try this, but the following pictures show our first result. | Hoping to get more people to try this, but the following pictures show our first result. | ||
Revision as of 12:24, 19 February 2023
The simple questions of how mycelia develop are not all fully understood.
This is our first experiment to try and find out why you often see 'rings' on your plates...
The top cultures are Shiitake, while below are from King Pleurotes.
The plates on the right side in these images were exposed to at least half an hour of light on the 'scoring' days...
The plates on the left side were mainly kept in the shade...
From this test, it certainly looks like light is a key determinant, for formation of the obvious growth rings.
The King Pleurotes even made some extra pigment, it seems from the light exposure!
Hoping to get more people to try this, but the following pictures show our first result.