First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand

Intraspecies colour variations in cultivated edible mushrooms present novel and potentially valuable alternatives to the research and cultivation industries. In this study, we collected, identified, and domesticated a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand. The brown strain of A. cornea is...

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Main Authors: Bandara, A.R., Mortimer, P.E., Vadthanarat, S., Xingrong, P., Karunarathna, Samantha C, Hyde, Kevin D., Kakumyan, P., Xu, J.C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Mushroom Research Foundation 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113349
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author Bandara, A.R.
Mortimer, P.E.
Vadthanarat, S.
Xingrong, P.
Karunarathna, Samantha C
Hyde, Kevin D.
Kakumyan, P.
Xu, J.C.
author_browse Bandara, A.R.
Hyde, Kevin D.
Kakumyan, P.
Karunarathna, Samantha C
Mortimer, P.E.
Vadthanarat, S.
Xingrong, P.
Xu, J.C.
author_facet Bandara, A.R.
Mortimer, P.E.
Vadthanarat, S.
Xingrong, P.
Karunarathna, Samantha C
Hyde, Kevin D.
Kakumyan, P.
Xu, J.C.
author_sort Bandara, A.R.
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description Intraspecies colour variations in cultivated edible mushrooms present novel and potentially valuable alternatives to the research and cultivation industries. In this study, we collected, identified, and domesticated a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand. The brown strain of A. cornea is one of the top two species of Auricularia cultivated and traded in Asia. Since both white and brown phenotypes of A. cornea belong to a single species, we established their similarities or differences. Both morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of ITS rDNA sequence data were used to confirm the taxonomic placement of the white A. cornea strain in the same clade with the brown A. cornea. Nutritional analysis showed that fat, fiber, protein, and total soluble sugar contents of the white A. cornea were significantly higher than the commercially used brown strain. The melanin content of the white strain of A. cornea (less than 1.5 mg/100g) was not significantly different from that of the brown strain. This discovery may create new opportunities for the mushroom growing industry and for smallholder farmers in Asia.
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spelling CGSpace1133492023-03-17T18:09:03Z First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand Bandara, A.R. Mortimer, P.E. Vadthanarat, S. Xingrong, P. Karunarathna, Samantha C Hyde, Kevin D. Kakumyan, P. Xu, J.C. mushrooms cultivation genetic resources Intraspecies colour variations in cultivated edible mushrooms present novel and potentially valuable alternatives to the research and cultivation industries. In this study, we collected, identified, and domesticated a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand. The brown strain of A. cornea is one of the top two species of Auricularia cultivated and traded in Asia. Since both white and brown phenotypes of A. cornea belong to a single species, we established their similarities or differences. Both morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of ITS rDNA sequence data were used to confirm the taxonomic placement of the white A. cornea strain in the same clade with the brown A. cornea. Nutritional analysis showed that fat, fiber, protein, and total soluble sugar contents of the white A. cornea were significantly higher than the commercially used brown strain. The melanin content of the white strain of A. cornea (less than 1.5 mg/100g) was not significantly different from that of the brown strain. This discovery may create new opportunities for the mushroom growing industry and for smallholder farmers in Asia. 2020-11-12 2021-04-15T03:12:10Z 2021-04-15T03:12:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113349 en Open Access Mushroom Research Foundation Bandara, A.R., Mortimer, P.E., Vadthanarat, S., Xingrong, P., Karunarathna, S.C., Hyde, K.D., Kakumyan, P., Xu, J.C., 2020. First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand. Studies in Fungi, 5(1): 420-434. https://doi.org/10.5943/sif/5/1/23
spellingShingle mushrooms
cultivation
genetic resources
Bandara, A.R.
Mortimer, P.E.
Vadthanarat, S.
Xingrong, P.
Karunarathna, Samantha C
Hyde, Kevin D.
Kakumyan, P.
Xu, J.C.
First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand
title First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand
title_full First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand
title_fullStr First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand
title_full_unstemmed First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand
title_short First successful domestication of a white strain of Auricularia cornea from Thailand
title_sort first successful domestication of a white strain of auricularia cornea from thailand
topic mushrooms
cultivation
genetic resources
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113349
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