Mushroom Cultivation Research Laboratory
Thailand's forests are recognized as being home to an abundance of wild mushrooms, and many edible mushrooms from the wild have the potential for commercialization. Some reports have shown that certain substances extracted from mushrooms inhibit disease in plants. At the same time, mushroom cultivation holds out hope for farmers looking for new products to cultivate. With health awareness among the public on the rise, mushroom consumption is now on the increase.

In 2001, the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in cooperation with Arunyik Mushroom Center successfully developed a culture technique for a specie collected locally, the parasol mushroom [Macrolepiota gracilenta (krombh.) Moser]. However, the yield from these early cultivation remained relatively low. The laboratory thus engaged in a study of wild mushrooms in order to obtain information on the environmental factors effecting mushroom production at the laboratory level and field trials.
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