LSIWC team on the National Radio talking about the turkey tail mushroom

Latvian Public Media has reported on the success of a student team from the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry in cultivating the turkey tail mushroom under laboratory conditions. 

Students Mikus Kampuss and Emīlija Skrupska revealed in an interview with Latvian Radio News Service correspondent Sintija Ambote that the turkey tail mushroom is commonly found in the wild in Latvia, but this is the first time it has been grown in laboratory conditions. The next step is to extract biologically active compounds from the mushrooms grown in the lab and evaluate their potential as a food additive with beneficial properties.

The students have successfully launched their project in the Student Innovation Program at the Latvian University of Biosciences and Technologies and are preparing for the competition finals. Team leader Ilze Irbe, a leading researcher at the LSIWC Cellulose Laboratory, says she is thrilled about the team’s success and the fact that they have managed to grow the turkey tail mushroom in the laboratory for the first time.

The Latvian Radio program can be found here.