Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation

Best Management Practices for Log-Based Shiitake Cultivation in the Northeast

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Allen Matthews, Ken Mudge, Bridgett Jamison, Nick Laskovski, Ben Waterman, Alyssa DeVillers, and Rachel Brinkman | 2014 | 57 pages

A useful guide to tree selection, inoculation, and accounting for environmental factors like shade, humidity, and waxing the logs to keep out other kinds of fungi.

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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.