Seven varieties selected for commercial trials.

Umame is currently conducting commercial trials on seven gourmet mushroom varieties. The exotic mushroom varieties selected for commercial trials are:

1. Shiitake (Lentinula Edodes)
2. Enoki (Flammulina velutipes)
3. Buna Shemejii (Brown)(Hypsizygus tessulatus)
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UM3 substrate yields good results.

The first flush data has just been calculated for our second round of UM3 Shiitake substrate trials. These specific blocks were tested to establish the effect that block maturity has on the size and quality of the first flush. The biological effeciency (BE%) was calculated as the saleable mus

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New Features added!

We have added a number of new features to the Umame Mushrooms web site. The two main features are:

A Keyword Search Funtion

If you are looking for something specific you can use the new site search function by simply entering the keyword or search phrase in the search box and the

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UM3 Trial Gallery Updated

The second UM3 trial gallery has just been updated again with 6 new photos, all taken 24 hours after yesterday's photo series. It is exciting to see how the pins are slowly turning into little mushrooms and how the individual features are emerging. View this photo set.

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See how the pins are developing on the UM3 Trial.

The second UM3 trial gallery has just been updated with 3 new photos taken two days after the previous photo series. It is interesting to see how the pins develop View this photo set. More photos to follow soon.

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More UM3 Trial Photos Upload

We have just uploaded our second photo set for the UM3 trials. This photo set shows the Shiitake blocks pinning with close-up's of the pins as they are setting. View this photo set. More photos to follow soon.

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UM3 Trials - First Pins Observed

Following on our previous posts on the UM3 substrate trials -

Our last update left the blocks on day 26 where we saw evidence of a little browning and a lot of popcorning on the overwhelming majority of the Shiitake blocks comprising the pasteurized UM3 substrate trial. This phenomeno

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UM3 Trails - Photos uploaded

We have just uploaded our first photo set for the UM3 trials to date. All photos published can be found under the Photo Collection tab on the top menu or you can click here to view this specific photo set. More photos to follow soon.

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UM3 Substrate delivers unexpectedly fast results.

Umame has recently started development of a new sawdust based growing medium specifically for the cultivation of Shiitake (Lentinula Edodes). The UM3 substrate - an enriched mixture of Eucalyptus sawdust - is primarily intended to facilitate Shiitake cultivation on a pasteurized growing me

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Site under Construction

Please be aware that the web site for Umame Mushrooms is currently under construction and will only be fully functional at the end of April 2010. Thank you for visiting and we hope to see you back soon.

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