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

Morel Mushroom
Turkiye
Published Apr 12, 2022

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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.

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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 profit of 120 to 280 thousand TL. It was stated that the project will be implemented and production will continue after the R&D studies of the mushroom, which is 3 thousand TL in dried form. "OUR AIM IS TO INCREASE THE FARMERS' INCOME" Providing information about the study, Institute Director Assoc. Dr. Davut Keleş said, "As Alata Horticultural Research Institute, affiliated to the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies of the Ministry of ...
Source: Sondakika
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