Whitecrest Mushrooms Limited

$30,000.00 CAD

≈ 5 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2024-2025
Agreement period
July 1, 2024 – December 30, 2024
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2024-2025-Q2-1020088

Published purpose

This project aims to quantify and mitigate some of the challenges associated with aerial mycelium production at a commercial scale. The project will uncover the root cause for deviants and contamination within the aerial mycelium growth process. Moreover, this project seeks to analyze a variety of potentially contributing factors and determine exactly what steps need to be taken in the aerial mycelium growth process to limit contamination and maximize throughput.

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