Table 1.

List of harvested G. lingzhi (BMC9049) at different developmental stages after spawn inoculation.

Developmental Stages	Stage One a	Stage Two b	Stage Three c	Stage Four d	Stage Five e	Stage Six f	Stage Seven g	Stage Eight h
Sample label (age in weeks)	1-1 (8–12)	2-1 (16–19)	3-1 (10–19)	4-1 (13–21)	5-1 (20–23)	6-1 (21–28)	7-1 (30–33)	8-1 (34)
	1-2 (8–12)	2-2 (19–21)	3-2 (19–22)	4-2 (21–25)	5-2 (23–27)	6-2 (28–31)	7-2 (33–35)	8-2 (35)
	1-3 (8–12)	2-3 (21–26)	3-3 (22–27)	4-3 (25–27)	5-3 (27–29)	6-3 (31–34)	7-3 (35–37)	8-3 (36)
	1-4 (8–12)	2-4 (26–30)	3-4 (27–39)	4-4 (27–37)	5-4 (29–37)	6-4 (34–39)	7-4 (37–41)	8-4 (37)

^a mycelia; ^b primordia; ^c bud-breaking, brown stipe; ^d early cap formation; ^e cap formation, white edge; ^f immature stage, yellow edge; ^g mature stage, spore not dispersed; ^h post-mature stage, after spore dispersed.