Tuesday, 17 September 2013

Where to study mycology?

If only we knew how to cultivate this!
I am still on my fever run, you see, but things are gradually going back to normal. I thought, suppose I'm going to attempt to cultivate these amazing wild fungi, wouldn't it help with the project if I got some sort of formal mycological credentials?

Unfortunately, it looks like there are very few places where you could study mycorrhizal fungi in the UK (no wonder so few people can even spell the word right!). I find it surprising since advances in their cultivation can provide a cost-effective and valuable source of food.

However, in the real world - "Among the many specializations of microbiology, mycology is one of the smallest. Because it is a small, niche field, few education, training and career opportunities exist" (full text here).

Maybe, it's time to change that.

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