Morel mushroom produced in Turkey, and it could increase the price of the pizza it is in by 50 euros

Published 2022년 4월 11일

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Alata Bahçe, a research institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, is conducting a study on cultivating morel mushrooms in greenhouses in Mersin, Turkey. The mushrooms, currently grown from specimens collected from the wild, have shown promise with potential yields of 300 to 700 kilograms per decare and a selling price of 400 TL per kilogram, translating to a potential profit of 120 to 280 thousand TL. The project aims to provide farmers with a lucrative alternative crop and is currently in the R&D phase, with plans to increase production and extend the harvest season through shading and humidification techniques.
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Alata Bahçe, affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies, in order for the producer to benefit from the economic value of the morel mushroom, which is grown in the natural environment in Mersin, which has an important place in Turkey's fresh fruit and vegetable production, but has never been culturally produced yet. The study was carried out by the Directorate of the Research Institute of Cultures. The institute team, which had made small trials before, planted morel mushrooms, which they collected from nature, in the greenhouse to prepare the 'Culturation of Lamb's Belly' project. The mushrooms, which started to show themselves as of March, completely disappeared in a month, and some of them reached the level of harvest. It has been noted that since the price is 400 TL per kilogram, 300 to 700 kilograms of products can be purchased on an area of approximately one decare, which will provide the producer with a ...
Source: Sondakika

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