Mushrooms, mushrooms and more mushrooms

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Mushrooms, mushrooms and more mushrooms
Alma Edith Rodriguez Estrada
February 28th, 2006
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What are mushrooms???

• Mushrooms are .

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Mycelium
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The mycelium grows underground !!!
Fruiting bodies
Mycelium
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How the fruiting bodies appear ??
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Mushrooms and Fairs !!!
Fairy rings
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Mushrooms have a name and a last name

• Agaricus bisporus

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but also they have a nick name
White button mushroom
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Mushrooms and Witches
Witch's Hat
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Mushrooms ???
Decomposers
Edible
Medicinal
Toxic and poisonous
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Fly agaricA toxic mushroom !!!
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Mushrooms ???
Decomposers
Edible
Medicinal
Toxic and poisonous
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Edible mushrooms must be included in our diet !!!
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They Have .

• Proteins
• Vitamins
• Minerals
• Low Fat
• Low Carbohydrates

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Mushrooms from the wild !!!
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Remember... Not All are edibleA toxic mushroom
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Mushrooms from the store !!!
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Shiitake
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Growing Mushrooms ???
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Substrate Selection
How ???
Inoculation Rye grain spawn
Mix the substrate
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How ???
Incubation
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Even in Caves !!!
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What we learn today ???

• Are all mushrooms edible ???

No !!!!
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What we learn today ???

• Is the fly agaric mushroom toxic or
• edible ???

Toxic !!!
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What we learn today ???

• Are oyster mushrooms toxic or edible ???

EDIBLE and delicious !!!
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Questions ????