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Matsutake Mushroom
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Diamond Lake Ranger
District
Umpqua National Forest
(Presented by Rick Abbott to Umpqua Business Meeting, Gold Beach, January
29, 2002)
Information Updated with 2004 Stats |
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Objectives |
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evaluate the effects of several harvest techniques on short and long term
matsutake production, both the number of sporocarps and biomass.
To evaluate small and
large mammal use.
To evaluate variability
of fruiting from year to year.
To publish and
communicate findings.
To have fun. |
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Control (No Pick)
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Custom Tool
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Best
Management Practice
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Study
Design
- Control
- Best
Management Practice
- Shallow
rake/replace litter
- Shallow
rake/no litter replaced
- Deep
rake/replace litter
- Deep
rake/no litter replaced
- Tool
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Shallow rake/replace
litter |
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Shallow rake/no
litter replaced |
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Deep rake/no litter
replaced |
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Original
Harvest Treatments
(18
clusters analyzed)
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The best
management practice has no adverse impact on the number of mushrooms
produced. Deep raking and
shallow raking with no replacement of litter significantly reduced
the number of mushrooms produced.
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