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Enoki Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer) Breeding

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Enoki is a popular edible mushroom well recognized for its culinary, nutritional and medicinal properties. Owing to its popularity, enoki cultivation has been rapidly expanded in the recent years in China and Japan. Bioactive compounds such as flammulinolide, enokipodin, proflamin and other polysaccharides extracted from both mycelium and fruiting bodies have demonstrated possible antitumor, anti-hypertension, anti-hypercholesterolemia and other therapeutic benefits. The life cycle of enoki mushroom is similar to that of other basidiomycetes and exhibits dedikaryotization which can produce both monokaryotic and dikaryotic fruiting bodies. Morphological variations in cultivated edible strains are clearly distinguished as Jinhua and Jinzhen types. Based on the available literature, it was observed that the yellow strains (Jinhua) may be domesticated directly from the wild strains while the cultivated white (Jinzhen) strains may have evolved through hybridization between wild cultivars. Genetic diversity studies indicate that the cultivated strains have a relatively narrow genetic base. With the increased pace in production activity, the need for genetic improvement of enoki has attained significance. This chapter reviews the available literature relating to the biology, sexuality, breeding behavior, conventional and molecular breeding approaches aimed at the genetic improvement of enoki mushroom.

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Appendix I: Research Institutes Relevant to Enoki Mushroom

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Directorate of Mushroom Research

Strategic and applied research on collection, conservation, utilization and production of edible and medicinal mushroom. This include research on genetic improvement of edible mushrooms, mushroom protection technologies, mushroom production technologies, and postharvest and preservation technologies

Chambaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh State 173213, India

https://nrcmushroom.org/

Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences Edible Fungi Institute

Breeding and production of varieties

35 Nanhua Rd., Minhang District, Shanghai, China

http://www.saas.sh.cn/

Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology

Breeding and production of varieties

33 Dongjin-ro, Jinju, Korea

https://www.gntech.ac.kr/web/eng

Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science

Breeding of enoki varieties

100, Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Iseo-myeon, Wanju-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Korea

https://www.nihhs.go.kr/eng/about/nihhsOrganization.do

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Sharma, V.P., Barh, A., Bairwa, R.K., Annepu, S.K., Kumari, B., Kamal, S. (2021). Enoki Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes (Curtis) Singer) Breeding. In: Al-Khayri, J.M., Jain, S.M., Johnson, D.V. (eds) Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66969-0_11

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