project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Diversification of edible wild mushroom cultivation with new native species
Diversificación del cultivo de setas comestibles con nuevas especies autóctonas
Context
The project is led by Bolet Ben Fet (TEB Verd SCCL), and the members of the operational group are: Bolets de Soca (Tresseras Multimèdia SL), the Catalan Mycology Society, the Wood and Furniture Guild and the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA). The IRTA will act as a technological and research centre, and its team of Mycology researchers will be joined by two lecturers from the Department of Botany at the University of Barcelona (UB).
Wild mushroom cultivation is an excellent solution to meet the growing demand for their consumption, while at the same time preventing excessive pressure on the natural populations in
our forests. However, most forest wild mushroom cultivation currently focuses on a few species that
are primarily of Asian origin.
The main objective of the pilot project is to incorporate new species of lignicolous fungi, native to Catalonia, to diversify the cultivation and commercial production of edible wild mushrooms.
Various phases are planned to achieve this goal:
- Field prospecting and collection of specimens of various species of forest wild mushrooms.
- Isolation in pure culture and maintenance of a collection of strains of the fungal species collected.
- Adapt the production conditions of inoculum (seed) to each species of fungus.
- Adapt the most favourable cultivation conditions to each fungal species in order to obtain good wild mushroom production levels.
- Evaluate the organoleptic and nutritional characteristics of newly cultivated wild mushrooms.
- Transfer and disseminate the results to improve the productivity and competitiveness of the sector.
Objectives
Catalonia is a country with a strong mycological presence and tradition, but the cultivation of forest wild mushrooms focuses on a few species that are mostly of Asian origin. The incorporation of new species of lignicolous mushrooms, which are not currently cultivated, and are more closely linked to local traditions, would enhance the diversity and current supply of edible wild mushrooms. These new products would give local producers a competitive advantage and open up new opportunities for export.
The main objective of the project is to incorporate new species of lignicolous fungi, native to Catalonia, to diversify the cultivation and commercial production of edible wild mushrooms.
Objectives
Cataluña es una tierra con fuerte implantación y tradición micológica, pero el cultivo de setas de madera se centra en unas pocas especies que provienen, en su mayoría, de la tradición asiática. La incorporación de nuevas especies de setas lignícolas, actualmente no cultivadas, y más ligadas a la tradición local, incrementarían la diversidad y la oferta actual de setas comestibles. Estos nuevos productos darían una ventaja competitiva a los productores locales y abrirían nuevas expectativas de exportación.
El objetivo principal del proyecto es incorporar nuevas especies de hongos lignícolas, autóctonas de Cataluña, para diversificar el cultivo y la producción comercial de setas comestibles.
Activities
Task 1.- Gathering of wild mushrooms.
Task 2.- Isolation in pure culture.
Task 3.- Characterisation of the isolates obtained and identification of species of fungi. Task 4.- Maintenance of a culture collection or bank.
Task 5.- Development of seed production methods.
Task 6.- Determination of the optimal cultivation conditions for each fungus.
Task 7.- Pilot production tests under industrial conditions.
Task 8.- Assessment of organoleptic characteristics and recovery of new products.
Activities
Tarea 1.- Recolección de setas.
Tarea 2.- Aislamiento en cultivo puro
Tarea 3.- Caracterización de los aislamientos obtenidos e identificación con las especies fúngicas.
Tarea 4.- Mantenimiento de una colección o banco de cultivos.
Tarea 5.- Puesta a punto de los métodos de producción de semilla
Tarea 6.- Determinación de las condiciones óptimas de cultivo de cada hongo
Tarea 7.- Pruebas piloto de producción en condiciones industriales
Tarea 8.- Valoración de las características organolépticas y valorización de los nuevos productos
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Location
- Main geographical location
- Barcelona
- Other geographical location
- Girona, Tarragona
EUR 199 850.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
Contacts
Project coordinator
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TEB VERD, SCCL
Project coordinator