Shiitake Mushrooms

• NCSU Horticulture Information Leaflet #122: "Sources of Shiitake Spawn."
• Producing Shiitake Mushrooms - A Guide for Small-Scale Outdoor Cultivation on Logs; from NC Cooperative Extension Service.
• Cultivation of Shiitake on Natural and Synthetic Logs - PDF publication from Pennsylvania State University.
• University of Kentucky Shiitake Production Workbook

Other Mushroom links

• Durham Independent Weekly article on truffles as tobacco alternative
• Source for Perigord truffle inoculated tree seedlings
• Information on Perigord truffles in Tasmania
• Truffle production in old-growth and mature fir stands in northeastern California from the Pacific Southwest Research Station
• French Black Truffle Establishment and Production In Tasmania
• Mushroom production and marketing guide by ATTRA
• Penn State Mushroom Spawn Laboratory - a wealth of information on commercial mushroom production.
• Cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms from Penn State

North Carolina is very fortunate to have a mushroom cultivation expert in the state. Dr. Omon Isikhuemhen is an assistant professor at NC A&T State University in Greensboro. He has funding from the GoldenLEAF Foundation to help farmers develop a mushroom industry in North Carolina.
Please visit his website at www.ag.ncat.edu/omon/index.html.
Dr. Omon. S. Isikhuemhen
Mushroom Biology & Fungal Biotechnology
Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Design
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Greensboro, NC 27411, USA
Tel: 336-334-7779
Fax: 336-334-7844
Email: Omon@ncat.edu