A mycelium packaging material having an anti-counterfeiting function, which is formed by growing and twisting a culture material. The culture material is formed by mixing a password component, a basidiomycete strain and a biological raw material. The biological raw material comprises: 25-80 parts by weight of a wood fiber, 1-10 parts by weight of an auxiliary component, 5-35 parts by weight of a nutritional component and water. The auxiliary component is composed of 1-5 parts by weight of quicklime and 1-5 parts by weight of gypsum. The nutritional component is composed of 5-25 parts by weight of wheat bran and 0-15 parts by weight of corn starch. The addition amount of water is 1.2-1.4 times the total weight of the wood fiber, the auxiliary component and the nutritional component. The addition amount of the password component is 0.1-10% of the total weight of the biological raw material.

A mycelium packaging material having an anti-counterfeiting function, which is formed by growing and twisting a culture material. The culture material is formed by mixing a password component, a basidiomycete strain and a biological raw material. The biological raw material comprises: 25-80 parts by weight of a wood fiber, 1-10 parts by weight of an auxiliary component, 5-35 parts by weight of a nutritional component and water. The auxiliary component is composed of 1-5 parts by weight of quicklime and 1-5 parts by weight of gypsum. The nutritional component is composed of 5-25 parts by weight of wheat bran and 0-15 parts by weight of corn starch. The addition amount of water is 1.2-1.4 times the total weight of the wood fiber, the auxiliary component and the nutritional component. The addition amount of the password component is 0.1-10% of the total weight of the biological raw material.

There is shown a mushroom casing mix having a core material of up to 100% sphagnum peat moss and a concentration mix of wollastonite and dolomitic limestone in a ratio of 10:85 per 1 yard of core material. After adding the concentration mix to the core material, the mushroom casing mix is configured to have an enhanced ability to maintain a pH between 7.5 and 8.2 within 14 days after the concentration mix is added to the core material.

There is shown a mushroom casing mix having a core material of up to 100% sphagnum peat moss and a concentration mix of wollastonite and dolomitic limestone in a ratio of 10:85 per 1 yard of core material. After adding the concentration mix to the core material, the mushroom casing mix is configured to have an enhanced ability to maintain a pH between 7.5 and 8.2 within 14 days after the concentration mix is added to the core material.

The composite material is comprised of a substrate of discrete particles and a network of interconnected mycelia cells bonding the discrete particles together. The composite material is a made by inoculating a substrate of discrete particles and a nutrient material with a preselected fungus. The fungus digests the nutrient material over a period of time sufficient to grow hyphae and to allow the hyphae to form a network of interconnected mycelia cells through and around the discrete particles thereby bonding the discrete particles together to form a self-supporting composite material. In another embodiment, the fungus is allowed to grow as a fruiting body out of the substrate and within an enclosure to completely fill the enclosure to form a self-supporting structure.

The composite material is comprised of a substrate of discrete particles and a network of interconnected mycelia cells bonding the discrete particles together. The composite material is made by inoculating a substrate of discrete particles and a nutrient material with a preselected fungus. The fungus digests the nutrient material over a period of time sufficient to grow hyphae and to allow the hyphae to form a network of interconnected mycelia cells through and around the discrete particles thereby bonding the discrete particles together to form a self-supporting composite material.

Systems and methods for providing supplemental growth conditions to substrates, growth matrices, and growing aerial mycelium materials are provided which allow for enhanced aerial mycelial growth or targeted mycelial growth from either select or entire portions of substrates, growth matrices, or growing aerial mycelial materials (such as panels), or within select or entire portions of growth environments, when compared to growth levels and/or attributes resulting from base-line growth conditions. Such supplemental growth conditions may result from targeted application of specific chemistries, biological materials, or other materials applied to select or entire portions of substrates, growth matrices, growing aerial mycelium, or beds, trays, racks, webs, shelving units, growth environments containing such, or alternatively, from select physical manipulation or physical action steps imparted upon select or entire portions of substrates, growth matrices, growing aerial mycelium, or beds, trays, racks, webs, shelving units, growth environments containing such. In situ intervention of growing aerial mycelial tissue offers efficiencies and flexibility of material production and design, at earlier stages in a material lifecycle, compared to later stages for imparting similar design attributes. Such efficiencies and flexibility present distinct commercial advantages, translating into reduced resource consumption, reduced waste generation, and adaptable production design.

Systems and methods for providing supplemental growth conditions to substrates, growth matrices, and growing aerial mycelium materials are provided which allow for enhanced aerial mycelial growth or targeted mycelial growth from either select or entire portions of substrates, growth matrices, or growing aerial mycelial materials (such as panels), or within select or entire portions of growth environments, when compared to growth levels and/or attributes resulting from base-line growth conditions. Such supplemental growth conditions may result from targeted application of specific chemistries, biological materials, or other materials applied to select or entire portions of substrates, growth matrices, growing aerial mycelium, or beds, trays, racks, webs, shelving units, growth environments containing such, or alternatively, from select physical manipulation or physical action steps imparted upon select or entire portions of substrates, growth matrices, growing aerial mycelium, or beds, trays, racks, webs, shelving units, growth environments containing such. In situ intervention of growing aerial mycelial tissue offers efficiencies and flexibility of material production and design, at earlier stages in a material lifecycle, compared to later stages for imparting similar design attributes. Such efficiencies and flexibility present distinct commercial advantages, translating into reduced resource consumption, reduced waste generation, and adaptable production design.

The method grows a mycelial mass over a three-dimensional lattice such that a dense network of oriented hyphae is formed on the lattice. Growth along the lattice results in mycelium composite with highly organized hyphae strands and allows the design and production of composites with greater strength in chosen directions due to the organized nature of the supporting mycelia structure.

The method grows a mycelial mass over a three-dimensional lattice such that a dense network of oriented hyphae is formed on the lattice. Growth along the lattice results in mycelium composite with highly organized hyphae strands and allows the design and production of composites with greater strength in chosen directions due to the organized nature of the supporting mycelia structure.