To us at Italspawn ,consistent mushroom spawn quality is the best assurance we can provide our customers. Quality spawn must start with pure cultures of highly selective strains. The selected strains are vigorous ,unstressed and free of any contamination. Italspawn has developed one of the most precise and strict programs of quality controls in the industry. Our well-trained staff is dedicated to maintaining our high standards to produce quality spawn.
Every step of our production process is monitored and the data is compared with standard parameters to assure consistency. Microbiological and molecular (genetic) tests are applied to every starter culture used at Italspawn. In our growing facility and in our satellite farms, growing assays and trails are regularly performed. These trials are the last step in completing our quality assurance program. The trials allow us to assess the mushroom that our quality spawn will produce.
Applied research at Italspawn is an ongoing process that allows us to improve our quality and also develop new products for our customers. The research program begins with the creation and selection of new strains .The program continues with the development of novel production procedures to increase efficiency. Finally ,we look to develop related products that compliment our spawn.
Italspawn collaborates with companies in Italy and throughout the world to utilize cutting edge technologies in genetics. With the use of new technologies ,we are determined to improve various varieties of mushrooms and to maintain the desired characteristics of existing mushroom strains. Using micro-techniques , we are studying the intimate relationship between the mushroom mycelium and the mycelium's food and support system : the grain.
Currently ,our research is undertaking a program to develop superior casing additives 'CACing or Ci' in the commercial production of mushrooms. Early trials have shown promising results.