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Morels (Morchella spp.) are iconic spring mushrooms in the North-Central Region of the United States. There is a long history on research on morels and biology given that they are prized edible mushrooms. This past decade has seen significant advances into morel phylogenetics, mating, nutrition and cultivation. This has led to further questions while also providing new opportunities for studying and growing these fungi.
This talk will cover three main areas of ongoing morel research in the Bonito lab, with updates on Morel cultivation systems in low-tunnel and forest settings in the North Central Region, Morel microbiomes and pathosystems, and Genomics of Morchellaceae.