Analysis on correlation between LBL evaluation and agronomic characters of Hypsizygus marmoreus

The liquid culture,visible-spectrum analysis and fecundity test of thirteen different-source strains of Hypsizygus marmoreus were carried out in order to study the correlations between the result of LBL evaluation and the main agronomic characters such as pileus diameter and thickness,and stipe length and diameter. The results showed that the result of LBL evaluation was significantly correlated to the number of fruiting bodies within 10.0 - 20.0 mm and 20.0 - 30.0 mm of pileus diameter,5.0- 10.0 mm and 0-5.0 mm of pileus thickness,50.0 - 70.0 mm and 30.0 - 50.0 mm of stipe length,and 0-5.0 mm, 5.0- 10.0 mm and 10.0- 15.0 mm of stipe diameter.In fact the fruiting bodies within the above size ranges were the major component in the fruiting bodies of all tested strains.