Agripie's Latest News and Updates

Neeraj Kumar
Oct 9
2 min read

Updated: Oct 10

This page presents the latest news and update at out lab.

09 Oct 2025: New batch of Pure Cultures of Mushroom

06 October 2025: Optimization of Culture Vessel Design for Cordyceps militaris Cultivation

I provided Cordyceps militaris cultivation training to Mr. Canny in Shimla on 28 Aug - 01 Sep 2025.

Besides other improvements, the change in design of culture vessel was also suggested. He was using a 4 inch (dia) and 3.5 inch (height) plastic, food grade vessels to cultivate Cordyceps. It worked for him as only a few fruiting body reached the top cap after 55-65 days of incubation.

Before our Training: Cordyceps militaris growth after 55-60 days of incubation

The optimum height of Cordyceps culture vessel is 5-6 inches.

The below images are from his lab, Cordyceps in these boxes are 30 days old. Some of the fruiting bodies have already reached the length of 2 - 2.5 inches, reaching thee top lid. So, there's not enough vertical space for Cordyceps growth for another one month.

After observing this growth, he proceed to buy 5.5 inches deep boxes (similar shape and material) for future batches.

So, the Cordyceps cultivators are shall choose a culture vessel with a depth of 5-6 inches to accommodate the vertical growth of Cordyceps during the incubation period of 54-65 days (besides some other characteristics of the culture vessel).