• Mycobiology
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.131-137
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• 2006

In vitro fruiting bodies were produced from ten different isolates of Condyceps militaris EFCC C-5736, EFCC C-5941, EFCC C-5976, EFCC C-6040, EFCC C-6849, EFCC C-7268, EFCC C-7342, EFCC C-7992, EFCC C-8027 and EFCC C-8549. Single ascospores were isolated from in vitro grown fruiting bodies and used for fruiting body production in brown rice medium by both intra-strain crossing and out-crossing. Length and dry wt. of stromata grown in vitro were measured. Strains producing highest dry wt. of stromata were selected. Both intra-strain crossings and inter-strain crossings of single ascospore strains were found to produce profuse fruiting bodies of C. militaris.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.25 no.2 s.81
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• pp.111-120
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• 1997

The characteristics of monosporous isolates of winter mushroom [Flammulina velutipes (Curt. ex Fr.)] were investigated to obtain useful breeding materials. Within monokaryons from cultivars which have a white colored fruitbody showed narrow genetic variation, while domestic strains which have a brown colored fruitbody showed wide variation. The mating type of the white strains was A1A2B1B2 genotype, but that of the domestic brown strains were A3A4B3B4. In intra-crossing, the genetic stability of dikaryons mated by monokaryons from white strain was less than that of parents. While in brown strain, dikaryons with high yield and color variation were obtained.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.187-192
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• 2009

Tricholoma giganteum, belongs to Tricholomataceae of Tricholoma, is also well-known as the medicinal mushroom in Taiwan. "Backryon" was the first variety developed by intra-specific crossing in Korea. It was improved with hybridization between monokaryotic strain derived from MKACC50852 and MKACC 50853. The optimum temperature of mycelial growth and fruiting body development were $25{\sim}30^{\circ}C$ and $20{\sim}25^{\circ}C$, respectively. The color of fruitingbody was pure white and cap type was umbrella. It suggested that 'Backryon' was new commercial variety for small-sized cultivator during the summer season.

• Journal of Mushroom
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.96-106
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• 2014

The primary objective of the present study is the characterization of the somatic hybrids of dikaryon-monokaryon (di-mono) crosses in mushroom breeding. We employed this technique for developing superior strains from Pleurotus ostreatus strains with 48 intraspecific hybrids of 12 combinations between six P. ostreatus strains and one P. florida strain. The results on the experiments of hybridization rate, nuclear DNA patterns, and colors and morphology of fruit-bodies, are presented. In di-mono crosses, somatic hybrids among Pleurotus strains showed 100% of crossability as seen in those between P. ostreatus and P. florida strains indicating that the nuclei of a dikaryon is inferred to be migrated to a recipient. 87.5% of the somatic hybrids among Pleurotus strains were similar to the donor dikaryons, and 12.5% of the somatic hybrids presented DNA patterns of both parents. In 16.6% of di-mono crosses between P. ostreatus and P. florida, the nuclear DNA patterns of all hybrids showed the same or similar patterns compared to the donor dikaryons. 70.9% of the hybrids between P. ostreatus and P. ostreatus were similar to the donor dikaryons and 12.5% of them presented the DNA patterns of both parents. 79.2% of fruiting body morphology of the hybrids among Pleurotus strains were similar to the dikaryons and 20.8% of them were similar to both parents. Interestingly, the morphology of all dikaryons were dissimilar each other. All hybrid strains between dikaryon P. florida and monokaryon P. ostreatus showed the fruiting body of which colors were similar to those of the dikaryon, while the hybrids between dikaryon P. ostreatus and monokaryon P. florida were showed the combined colors of both parents. Therefore, the fruiting body color of P. florida tends to be generally dominant. In conclusion, the present study provides a way to find out and suggest superior hybrid strains using the nuclear DNA patterns of hybrids between Pleurotus strains as well as the characteristics of their fruiting bodies. The advantages of the di-mono crossing are needs to be fully utilized in mushroom breeding because it is an ideal way to develop the superior strains of Pleurotus.