Temperature influences on the growth of Cordyceps militaris

The market demands of Cordyceps militaris which is a kind of a valuable edible and medicinal fungus is growing increasly.In order to realize the industrial production of Cordyceps militaris,three kinds of Cordyceps militaris named CM1,CM2 and CDM-003 were used to study the effects of temperature on mycelium germination,mycelium color transferring and stroma differentiation,stroma growth and production yield.The results show that the optimal temperature for mycelium germination,hypha color turned and stroma differentiation is 20 ℃,and the appropriate temperature for stroma growth is 20~24 ℃ by artificial cultivation.The research provides scientific basis for the production of cordyceps militars on a large scale.