Sterile Petri dishes are fundamental tools in both bacteriology & mycology. Whether you are at home or run a small business, they can provide a clean environment for mushroom cultivation while observing the development of mushroom fruiting bodies.
Use malt extract, potato dextrose or your own favorite agar recipe as a growth medium. If agar is unavailable, gelatin can be subsitituted & combined with nutrients including meat broth or yeast extract or malt to promote mycelial growth.
These plastic dishes are already sterilized & not recommended for use with pressure cookers. Home growers can use one to prepare the agar mixture in an autoclavable Erlenmeyer flask or glass mason jar.
Plastic petri dishes are by their nature, disposable. However, some types are extremely flimsy. Ours are 1.1-1.2mm thick & weigh ~16g each which can be as much as double as the cheaper ones.
P/N | Description | QTY |
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22700-9MK1 | Petri Dish Kit: 10 Dishes, 2 Droppers & Spreaders, Magnifier | 1 |
Fantastic products!
My purchase, the packaging, and delivery were great. This was my first attempt with germinating "old" seeds in the dishes. I had productive results. The dishes were well worth the cost and investment of my time.
Plates were sterile and well packaged. Shipment came within a week and was few dollars cheaper than Amazon even with shipping. Will definitely be back to buy more soon.
Planting seeds & discovering too late they aren't viable. Glad this is a useful solution to prevent that.