A novel coconut-malt extract medium increases growth rate of morels in pure culture

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Table 3 Morphology description of various morel strains cultivated in different culture media

Culture media	Strain	Color	Mycelium density	Presence of
Culture media	Strain	Color	Mycelium density	Aerial mycelium	Sclerotia
Agar	M. esculenta CDBB-H-482	Hyaline	Very low	0	0
Agar	Isolate FRE-3C	Hyaline	Very low	0	0
Agar-lactose	M. esculenta CDBB-H-482	Hyaline	Very low	0	0
Agar-lactose	Isolate FRE-3C	Hyaline	Very low	0	0
Agar-coconut	M. esculenta CDBB-H-482	Very light brown	Low	0	0
Agar-coconut	Isolate FRE-3C	Very light brown	Low	0	1
Agar-lactose-cocount	M. esculenta CDBB-H-482	Very light brown	Low	0	0
Agar-lactose-cocount	Isolate FRE-3C	Very light brown	Low	0	1
MEA	M. esculenta CDBB-H-482	Light brown*	Regular	0	0
MEA	Isolate FRE-3C	Very light brown**	Regular	0	0
MEA-lactose	M. esculenta CDBB-H-482	Very light brown*	Regular	0	0
MEA-lactose	Isolate FRE-3C	Very light brown**	Regular	0	0
MEA-coconut	M. esculenta CDBB-H-482	Light brown	Abundant	2	0^†
	Isolate FRE-3C	Slightly brown*	Abundant	1	1
	Isolate FRE-5E	Light brown	Abundant	3	1
	Isolate FRE-6F	Light brown	Abundant	3	1
	Isolate FRE-I	Light brown**	Abundant	1	1
	Isolate FRE-L	Very light brown	Very abundant	4	1
	Isolate FRE-M	Very light brown	Very abundant	4	1