Wood ear mushroom culture (Auriculari polytricha)

The Wood Ear Mushroom Culture (Auricularia polytricha) from Agripie is a high-purity, axenic culture developed under controlled laboratory conditions for reliable use in spawn production, cultivation trials, and academic or industrial research. Auricularia polytricha is a widely cultivated edible mushroom, distinct from A. auricula-judae, and is preferred in many Asian cultivation systems for its thicker fruiting bodies, robust texture, and high yield potential.

This culture is established through single-source tissue isolation, ensuring genetic consistency, uniform colony morphology, and freedom from bacterial or fungal contaminants. On agar media, the mycelium exhibits white to creamy-white coloration, smooth to slightly leathery texture, and steady radial expansion under optimal incubation conditions.

🧪 Culture Specifications

• Scientific Name: Auricularia polytricha

• Common Name: Wood Ear / Black Ear Mushroom

• Culture Type: Pure (axenic) culture

• Format: Agar culture plate

• Plate Size: 90 mm sterile Petri plate

• Quality Control: Visual contamination screening before dispatch

🌱 Growth & Substrate Compatibility

• Recommended Agar Media: PDA, MEA, yeast-supplemented agar

• Spawn Substrates: Hardwood sawdust, wood chips, bran-supplemented lignocellulosic substrates

• Growth Temperature: 24–30 °C

• pH Range: 5.5–6.5

• Fruiting Humidity: 85–95%

🍄 Applications

This culture is suitable for:

• Commercial spawn laboratories

• Wood ear mushroom farms

• Universities and mycology research labs

• Mushroom cultivation training programs

Storage: Store at 4–8 °C and sub-culture within 3 months for best vigor.
For cultivation, research, and educational use only