Patents Assigned to Maui Shiitake Trading Company, Inc.
  • Method for culture of fungi including shiitake (Lentinus edodes)
    Patent number: 5123203
    Abstract: An improved substrate for mushrooms that is essentially cellulose-free comprising a major portion of grain and minor portions of nutritional supplements. The grain is partially sterilized by boiling in order to kill bacteria, cooled in order to induce germination of the heat resistant spores, and steam sterilized before the germinated spores have matured sufficiently to create new spores. The substate can be used to grow fungi, including mushrooms, especially shiitake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Maui Shiitake Trading Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan Hiromoto