in the various tests i carried out on this species, i was lucky to have a seed which germinated, cleanly, quite distinctly, on which i could see connected mycelium.
my problem begun when this seed started apical dominance and then seemed to stop growing. I have read that certain fungus can initiate germination without going further than this stage.
as I wanted despite trying to force the fungus to go further, I moved this seed on a pasteurized wood substrate...and the fungus moved...this fungus strain has become invasive and, surprisingly, has behaved wonderfully on the wood, colonizing it very satisfactorily (you could see the steps on a picture).
now, i am questionning myself, and you, about what i can do.
my options :
1) isolate the fungus on malt-agar and try to sow himantoglossum hircinum seeds again.
2) isolate this strain on malt-agar and associate this strain with another fungus strain and hope the (future) germinated seeds will go further than just apical dominance.
3) anonther way...?
(https://i64.servimg.com/u/f64/18/58/12/07/hircin11.jpg) (https://servimg.com/view/18581207/766)
Congratultions for this. I never habe made Experiments with this species and only worked with oak-ager. May be your fungus works also on this.