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IKEA has committed to mycelium packaging, making a deal with Ecovative acknowledging the damage that comes from polystyrene packaging and the time it takes the decompose. [5] Plastic foams can take hundreds of years to decompose whereas mushroom based materials can decompose in a few weeks. [5]
In November 2019, the company announced a $10M investment to support their new Mycelium Foundry. [11] In February 2020, IKEA committed to using Ecovative technology for packaging, replacing polystyrene. [12] In April 2021, Ecovative Design received a $60M investment to develop new applications for their technology and scale up manufacturing. [13]
The fungus normally exists unseen, in the form of a mass of threadlike vegetative cells called a mycelium, inhabiting rotting wood; only when suitable environmental conditions of temperature, moisture, and nutrient availability are achieved does the fungus produce the reproductive structures known as fruit bodies, or mushrooms.
The gills hold the spores of a mature mushroom. This is stained white when seen as a spore print. Once spore formation is complete, this signifies a mature mushroom and now is able to spread its spores to start a new generation. Like several other Armillaria, the mycelium of A. ostoyae can display bioluminescence, resulting in foxfire. [12]
Armillaria tabescens (also known as ringless honey mushroom) is a species of fungus in the family Physalacriaceae. It is a plant pathogen . The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent .
To produce shiitake mushrooms, 1 metre (3-foot) hardwood logs with a diameter ranging between 10–15 cm (4–6 in) are inoculated with the mycelium of the shiitake fungus. Inoculation is completed by drilling holes in hardwood logs, filling the holes with cultured shiitake mycelium or inoculum, and then sealing the filled holes with hot wax.
Mycelium is an important food source for many soil invertebrates. They are vital to agriculture and are important to almost all species of plants, many species co-evolving with the fungi. Mycelium is a primary factor in some plants' health, nutrient intake and growth, with mycelium being a major factor to plant fitness.
Lactarius indigo, commonly known as the indigo milk cap, indigo milky, indigo lactarius, blue lactarius, or blue milk mushroom, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Russulaceae. The fruit body color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to pale blue-gray in older ones.