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ERR - Mushroom researchers and health institutions around the world are using a database launched by the University of Tartu this fall, which can be used to confirm the identity of everything from chanterelles in a salad to the fungi causing a house to rot away.he constantly updated database, which researchers began developing nine years ago, currently holds bar codes for 175,000 species of mushrooms, reported ETV. Its numerous fields of application include scanning imported garden plants and flowers for harmful fungi.
Scientists hope that in the future, the common hobbyist can also use the technology. Wild mushroom picking is a popular traditional pastime in Estonia.
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