Mariat F, Chatelain J, Rouffaud M A
Mycopathologia. 1976 Jun 18;58(2):71-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00707175.
Mature fruit-bodies of Coprinus congregatus grown on modified Bille-Hansen medium were obtained with concentrations of glucose ranging from 5 to 40 g/l and asparagine from 0 to 4 g/l; the carbon/nitrogen ratio varying from 13 to 100. When the ratio C/N is too high (above 100), no visible primordium is formed; when this ratio is under 13, numerous primordia are produced, but they never reach maturity. A positive correlation exists between the C2/N ratio and the time required for producing mature fruit-bodies. The best yield for basidiocarps production is reached when the C/N ratio value is around 30 and glucose concentrations range from 10 to 20 g/l.
