Date: 24 March 2014
Hakkaisan sake (Nihonshu)
Copyright:
Fungal Research Trust
Notes:
Varieties of traditional sake and shochu made in different parts of Japan.
From left to right:
Shochu, made from barley and distilled, similar to whisky.
Shochu made by Furusawa from Miazaki prefecture on Kyoshu Island (25% alcohol)
High quality sake called Shochikubai made by Takara brewery in Kyoto from polished rice and used for purification in ceremonies such as weddings, within a Shinto religious ceremony (15% alcohol).
Sake made near the mountains of Hakkaisan in Niigata prefecture, top quality.
Sake made near the mountains of Hakkaisan in Niigata prefecture.
Sake made near the mountains of Hakkaisan in Niigata prefecture.
Dry sake called Suizin, made in the Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan.
Images library
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Canker: Grapevine. Canker caused by A. niger on trunk of Red Globe grapes
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Blight: Fig leaf. Shoot and leaf blight caused by infection of fig fruit by A. niger
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Fresh fruit: Plum. Infection of Friar plum with A. niger, showing many white sclerotia
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Infection of a fresh Elegant Lady peach by A.niger
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Fresh fruit: Nectarine. A. niger infected Fantasia nectarines showing abundance of white sclerotia
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Fresh fruit: Fig. Sclerotia of A. niger on Calimyrna figs 6 days after inoculation
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Fresh fruit: Fig. Infection of fresh fig by A. niger (early infection)
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Fresh fruit: Fig. A. parasiticus infection on Calimyrna fig
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Fresh fruit: Fig. A. ochraceus in profichi (male) caprifig
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