EcoBeneficial Interview with Dr. Roger Koide on Mycorrhizal Fungi

[@rustyshackleford7288]

I grow mushrooms in my garden. Just straw and coffee grounds. Sometimes I add goat poo. But I don't need fertilizer. I use mushrooms to brake down organic matter. Wonderful results.

[@pingpaj]

Good intelligent interviewer.

[@tadblackington1676]

Fungi should be appreciated for their own sake as well. Mycorhizal and saprophitic should be encouraged in our yard the same as birds or butterflies. In addition to going lightly with the spraying and tilling we should realize that dead plants have as much life in them as living ones do, especially trees. We should do the least we have to when faced with dying tree. Could we safely leave it? Could it be made safe by removing the crown/leaving a larger stump? Can we incorporate the fallen log into the landscaping? Can we employ fallen branches as mulch? And so on and so forth, what's the least we can do?

[@doncook3584]

Fascinating

[@socorrogonzalez5891]

I collected soil under mesquites in our yard, and in the closest forest, i put commercial michoriza on sprouted oat seeds and added cupfuls around each of my 120 fig trees that are heavily mulched. I added local mushroom spoors and have added winecap mushroom spawn around each tree. I have noticed a lot of dog vomit mold when we've had rain. I think all must be good.

[@mrittenb]

Your questions were excellent and Dr Koide explained clearly & concisely. I feel I was able to clarify some questions and misconceptions on mycorrhizal fungi. Thank you for this presentation! Biochar sounds like an interesting soil improvement possibility.

[@mattheidrich]

Lots of great info. Thanks!

[@thomaskaudia4205]

The use of these fungi seems one of the ways to improve food production in Africa. How long does it for these fungi to get established through composition?

[@erndog64]

Adding a cover and put water. It should take a few months. Everything takes time.

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

outstanding tutorial

[@patchesorourke3246]

Great information and thanks for this! This is my first year to use it.

[@muhammadkallouj5638]

Patches O'Rourke how did gone?

[@pingpaj]

Are truffles also mycorrhizal fungi? Can they be grown or replicated ?

[@tutka90]

If you're recommending to plant a cover crop over winter to encourage mychorrizal growth, do you then plant directly into the cover crop? Also, are there any edible/gourmet mushrooms which can benefit or compliment ecto or endomycorrhizae?

[@inakiazconasaldias2032]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. By the way, I did not understand where to find his research group's site...

[@EcoBeneficialVideos]

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it. Here is the link to the Koide Lab's website which includes a listing of his published research: koidelab.byu.edu/Home.aspx

[@ulrichzink4073]

Kim Eierman ?

[@TheJq32]

This is really good. Do you have any more videos on mycorrhizal fungi?

[@EcoBeneficialVideos]

Thanks. We are working on more videos so stay tuned!

[@ghostwriterinme5050]

I watched with fascination because upon viewing the subject, topic, I quickly related it to my field of interest, Aquariums. Natural aquariums possess a substrate. Are there any data on the correlation with the two subjects that you know of?

[@ssebaddukaelisha1101]

Thanks for the presentation. When I practice slashing under my coffee, how would this affect the ectomychorrozors?

[@kamru4321]

One question from me : how about plant that grow in a watery area for example rice. Do mycorrhizae will be available there? what species that will survive in watery area.

[@panstriato2]

Research into biofuel crops on marginal land is important, but biomass for biochar can be grown in farm without competing with food. Prunings, weeds and agricultural waste can all be turned into biochar.

[@steelhead197]

Thanks for sharing Kim......have been studying Mycor for years, trying to perfect my version of "Terra Preta".....This was very helpful! :) BTW, is it you conducting the interview? :)

[@EcoBeneficialVideos]

Glad you enjoyed it. Dr. Koide knows his fungi! I couldn't resist interviewing him on an important topic that so few people know about.

[@steelhead197]

Great job! Thanks again! :) Nothing better than hearing an interviewer ask the right questions, because he or she knows what she is talking about! :)

[@jcjensenllc]

What is biochar

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

Cellulose converted to carbon in the absence of oxygen.

[@EcoBeneficialVideos]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar

[@walkingmonument]

You started talking about dogs vomit and then never mentioned it again. Was hoping you'd pursue that

[@EcoBeneficialVideos]

Dog vomit slime mold is often found on decaying wood. It is often referred to as a fungus, but is actually a different type of organism - myxomycetes. For a definitive guide to these interesting organisms, pick up a copy of "Myxomycetes: A Slime Mold Handbook" by Steven Stephenson amzn.to/2EpnmJ4

[@williamlau7179]

Tilting soil is required for better growth of plants in most cases. Myco will survive and re-establish easily. Keeping in mind that growing plants is the main objective, the myco is the associated tool in enhancing planting.

[@jcjensenllc]

Not sure where you get that information or impression but it is absolutely WRONG. Tilling soil is equivalent to clear-cutting a forest.

[@flatsville1]

Tilthing the top 1-3 in to get a good, smooth bed seed bed to seed into is not terribly destructive at all. Tilling below a few inches breaks hyphea & destroyes spores. It also exposes the myco to increased heat which is a real killer for endo myco in particular. Four + in is the true danger zone for tilling as the spores are in the soil near the root ends once the plant goes dormant & spores are released. Never pull plant roots. Plant new seedlings around old roots or tilth judiciously adjacent to a former plant row for a seed bed. Smooth & level out any areas with compost to seed into if running a push seeder.

[@williamlau7179]

@@flatsville1 A better n clear good practice, well said. 👍💯🍻

[@flatsville1]

@@williamlau7179 I try not to tilth any deeper than 2 in & even-out the bed with screened & raked compost for a flat seed in bed. I think digging a hole with a trowel 4-6 in deep to plant seedlings likey does more damage to living hyphea & spores, dormant or not. You gonna garden, you gonna dig at some point. It's the nature of the beast. I'n not growing a forest. I'm planting veg. You can limit damage only by minimizing the digging & growing out your own endo myco with covercrops to make up for any inadvertent loss.

[@erndog64]

Mushrooms need to be taken seriously. Nobody knows how it can heal the body. You won't know until you try them.

[@vladark138]

Through whole interview, there was an impression that interviewer knows more than a guest. It's nice to have anyone talking about it, but this guest wasn't particularly helpful.