Improving the nutritive value of madake bamboo, phyllostachys bambusoides, for ruminants by culturing the white rot fungus Ceriporiopsis subvermispora.
Although the landscape is composed of Sawtooth and Konara oak, as well as thickets of Madake bamboo, this wooded area has remained unutilized for several decades.
(2009) observed an increased in vitro digestibility of Madake bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides) when treated with white rot Ceriporiopsis subvermispora for 10 weeks in solid state fermentation chamber.
Unlike its European counterparts, the scripture eschews industrial materials (with the unusual and rather daring exception of metal feet)and instead relies entirely on native madake bamboo and split rattan--highly demanding mediums that require decades to master.