Current Situation and Countermeasures for Interplanting Edible Fungus under Phyllostachys edulis Stands in Anji County

In May 2022, household investigations were made on farmers and bases of interplanting edible fungus under Phyllostachys edulis stands in Anji county, Zhejiang province. The result showed that there were 2 family farms, 14 bamboo cooperatives and 3 enterprises engaged. The species of edible fungi had Dictyophora indussiata, Stropharia rugosoannulata , Oudemansiella raphanipes, Ganoderma lucidum, Hericium erinaceus , Morchella esculenta and so on. Typical sample plots demonstrated that the yield of D. indussiata was 954.63 kg/ha, about RMB 477 300 yuan/ha. The yield of St. rugosoannulata was 19 625 kg/ha, about RMB 235 500 yuan/ha. Analysis were made on advantages of interplanting edible fungus under Ph. edulis stands in Anji such as challenges of traditional cultivation of edible fungus, rich resources of bamboo forest, strong support from government, higher social conscious of under-forestry economy, understorey cultivation technique and rapid development of tourism. However, there are challenges like of technicians, inputs and sales. Suggestions were put forwarded such as training, extension, support, deep processing of edible fungus and establishing brand of Anji county.