팽이버섯 신품종 ‘금향’은 ‘갈뫼’와 수집 야생균주인 ‘CBMFV-33’으로부터 분리한 단포자를 교배함으로써 육성된 품종으로, 갓 색이 진한 미색을 나타내며, 재배기간이 짧다.
병재배 시 배양 기간은 23일, 초발이 소요일수는 7일, 생육일수는 17일로 총재배기간이 47일이 소요되어 대조 품종 ‘갈뫼’에 비해 7일이 단축되었다. 갓 직경은 ‘갈뫼’에 비해 크고, 갓 색은 진한 미색을 나타냈다. 수량은 850ml 병 당 162 g으로 ‘갈뫼’ 대비 8% 증수되었다. 또한 야생 팽이버섯처럼 식미감도 우수하여, 차별화된 색과 맛으로 백색 팽이버섯의 틈새시장 공략에 유리할 것으로 판단된다.
‘Geumhyang’, a new variety with short cultivation period and yellowish ivory color in Flammulina velutipes, was bred by crossing between monokaryons isolated from ‘Garlmoe’ and wild strain ‘CBMFV-33’. In bottle cultivation, the period of mycelial growth, primordia1 formation, and growth of fruit body was required 23 days, 7 days, and 17 days, respectively. Total culvivation period was 47 days, showing 7 days shorter than that of ‘Garlmoe’. Pileus diameter was greater than that of ‘Garlmoe’, and pileus color showed yellowish ivory. Fruit body production per 850 ml bottle was 160 g, which was 8% higher than that of ‘Garlmoe’. The taste, derived from ‘Garlmoe’ and wild strain, was excellent because of better chewing feeling than white ones. ‘Geumhyang’ with differentiated color and taste, has an advantage to target a niche market of white ones.