Artificial cultivation and production technology for Chinese cordyceps

Date：2021-02-20

　　1. Characteristics of the achievements:

　　Key problems breakthrough:

　　(1) Large-scale cultivation technology of the Hepialus/Thitarodes host insect of Ophiocordyceps sinensis at low altitude

　　(2) Artificial cultivation of Ophiocordyceps sinensis fruiting bodies

　　(3) Artificial cultivation technology of Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungi.

　　Novelty and advancement of achievements:

　　(1) Established a large-scale culture technique for the host insect of Ophiocordyceps sinensis - ghost moths under a controllable environment at low altitude

　　(2) Successfully obtained Chinese cordyceps fruiting bodies on artificial medium

　　(3) Obtaining cost-effective Chinese cordyceps products with the same medicinal value and appearance as wild stains.

　　1. Application field of transformation results:

　　Biomedicine.

　　2. Social and economic effects:

　　- Help protect and sustainably use the characteristic resources of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

　　- Reinforce the ecological safety barrier of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

　　- Meet the booming market demand and promote human health

　　- Produce huge social and economic benefits.

　　3. Contribution to national strategy:

　　The research results have been applied for international patents and achieved a leading position in this field. The industrial application of the project results will help protect and sustainably use the characteristic resources of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and strengthen the ecological security barrier of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

　　Fig. 1 Artificial cultivated fruiting bodies of Chinese cordyceps

　　Fig. 2 Lab reared Thitarodes armoricanus at different life stages

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