What happens if the carbon and nitrogen for growing edible fungi are too high or low?
Culture material carbon is too high
Nitrogen has been completely consumed before carbon is fully used by mycelium, Thereby slowing down the decomposition speed of the mycelium, some cells of the original mycelium will die, These dead cells are in turn converted into the nitrogen needed by living hyphae to decompose. The result is early fruiting, small fruiting, and low yield.
Nitrogen in the compost is too high
In mild cases, mycelium will grow excessively, the vegetative growth cycle will be prolonged, and the normal fruiting time will be delayed. What's more serious is that if the cultivation method is improper, the free nitrogen in the material cannot be volatilized effectively, which will seriously inhibit the growth of mycelia.
Culture material carbon is too low
It will cause mycelium to grow slowly, turn yellow, shrink, and die.
Culture material nitrogen is too low
If the nitrogen content is too low, the mycelium will grow slowly or even stop growing, and the color of the mycelium will become light and transparent. It can also lead to sparse growth of mycelium, delayed fruiting, hindered fruiting body development, and reduced yield.