ICOM1 Abstract

/Talk: session 1, Physiology DANELL, ERIC1, FRANCISCO J. CAMACHO2. 1Department of Forest Mycology and Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7026, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. 2Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, 2082 Cordly Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-29024, USA. - Fruitbody of Cantharellus cibarius forming in the greenhouse Our greenhouse experiments with the edible ectomycorrhizal mushroom Cantharellus cibarius have produced a fruitbody. This result is an important step towards a greater understanding of the biology and life cycle of this fungus species. We are examining competition of C. cibarius with other ectomycorrhizal fungi and the bacterial associations with the fruitbody. This discovery allows for many other possibilities of study such as physiology of fruitbody formation, physiology of long lived ectomycorrhizal species, genetics and systematical studies, and methods for reestablishing endangered ectomycorrhizal species. Since the C. cibarius complex is a group of economically important edible mushroom species worldwide, these techniques may have future commercial applications. At this time we are investigating the possibility of protecting techniques under the intellectual property law. Further information can therefore not be published until an oral presentation at ICOM1.