Course:VANT149/2024/Capstone/Science/Team12

Abstract

Our study investigates the optimal environmental conditions for prolonging the preservation of needle mushrooms. By analyzing the storage times under varying temperature and humidity conditions, we found that these two variables significantly influence preservation time. The experiments involved monitoring the mushrooms under four specific conditions: 5℃and dry, 5℃and humid, 20℃and dry, and 20℃and humid. Results indicated that the mushrooms preserved the longest at 5℃in a dry environment, with an average preservation time of 186 hours. Conversely, the shortest preservation time of 60 hours occurred at 20℃in in a humid climate. Therefore, to maximize the shelf life of needle mushrooms, storing them in a cool (approximately 5℃) and dry environment, and avoiding high humidity and high temperatures is recommended.

Biographies

Yuhao Wang is a first-year student at the University of British Columbia who has not yet declared a major. He is currently enrolled in summer courses PHYS118 and Biology 121, focusing on Term 3 content. Yuhao is eager to explore various fields of biology and develop innovative solutions to reduce food waste through effective storage methods.

Shengchen Cui is a Vantage student at the University of British Columbia(UBC). He has recently been researching the best storage conditions for needle mushrooms. This is the topic that he is preparing to present at Capstone in July. He wants to major in biology in the future, and he usually likes to do some observational research on biology.

Emory Liu is a freshman at UBC Vantage One College. He is interested in studying biological cells and biomedical-related fields and has chosen BIOL121 and CHEM123 for the summer semester. He hopes to study bio-related majors in the future and get closer to medical fields in the future.