mushrooms and lightning

[inpsyght]

nationalgeographic

Japanese researchers have used electricity to stimulate high mushroom yields.

enough data in the article to extrapolate a DIY experiment too

Edited April 13, 2010 by inpsyght

[educate]

That's really exciting research. Definitely gets me thinking of why, how and all that. Would it make them more nutritious? more vital? Exciting stuff!

[mr me]

Saw that article the other day but never got around to posting.

I think the only way to replicate this at home would be to use Nitrogen dioxide, this of course can lead to other issues. It would make for an interesting experiment in a lab setting though.

[ThunderIdeal]

The amped-up nameko logs produced 80 percent more mushrooms.

"The reaction of the mushrooms to this sudden burst of energy is initially to decrease the proteins and enzymes secreted by their hyphae, followed by a sudden increase," Takaki said.

The reason for the hyphae's reaction to lightning is still being studied. But it's possible the mushrooms are giving themselves a reproductive boost in response to danger, said Yuichi Sakamoto, chief researcher at the Iwate Biotechnology Research Center, who has been working with Takaki's team.

"For mushrooms, a lightning strike would be a very serious threat that could easily kill them off," Sakamoto said.

"I think they have the need to regenerate before they die, and when they sense lightning, they automatically accelerate their development" and produce more fruiting bodies, he said.

[devance]

Lighting produces nitrogen in the ground.

As a test just use oyster mushroom.not going to work even with a dead tree stump and shitake.

But worth a try.

[devance]

Lighting produces nitrogen in the ground.

As a test just use oyster mushroom.not going to work even with a dead tree stump and shitake.

But worth a try.

 

A electrostatic generator may be a try,

Frankenstien was just lightning.