Post #49067
2025-12-10 15:32 UTC
How much is a kilo of smut?
Can you grow it intentionally?
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@YiddishMcSquidish__dup_9740@lemmy.today 2025-12-10 16:12
About 2.2 pounds, and yes but it is an obligate parasite. So far we have been able to culture the monokaryotic early yeast like sporidia, but have been unsuccessful at growing any of the hypha producing dikaryotic version in the lab.