Biodiversity and Sustainable Use of Wild Edible Fungi in the Sudanian Centre of Endemism: A Plea for Valorisation

2016 ◽  
pp. 255-284
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi

Studies on the Biological Characteristics of Termitomyces Albuminosus Hypha

2013 ◽  
Vol 709 ◽  
pp. 810-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong Ya ◽  
Min Jie Li
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
Carbon Source ◽  
Nitrogen Source ◽  
Biological Characteristics ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
Growth Environment ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
Development And Utilization

Termitomyces albuminosus is a kind of local distinctive wild edible fungi in southwest of China. It is delicious, rich in nutrition and has high development and utilization value, but owing to the restrictions of growth environment, it can not be cultivated artificially. This article mainly studied on the biological characteristics of Termitomyces albuminosus Hypha, and found out the optimal carbon source, nitrogen source, growth factors and the C/N ratio that are suitable for the growth of Hypha of Termitomyces albuminosus .

Two species of Agaricus subg. Minoriopsis from Mexico

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 404 (3) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
JIE CHEN ◽  
PHILIPPE CALLAC ◽  
RÉGULO CARLOS LLARENA-HERNÁNDEZ ◽  
GERARDO GERARDO MATA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
The World ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Taxonomic System

Agaricus is a species-rich genus with more than 500 species over the world. Recent studies on tropical Agaricus revealed new tropical clades and a revised taxonomic system was consequently developed. Agaricus subg. Minoriopsis, a sixth subgenus was recently added, comprising species exclusively from the Americas. The diversity of Agaricus is little studied in Mexico, despite this country has a long history in the consumption of wild edible fungi. In this paper, we introduce a new species A. guzmanii and a new record for A. globocystidiatus from Mexico based on morphological characteristics and molecular data. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that they belong to A. subg. Minoriopsis.

Mushroom Diversity of Chitarpur Coal-Mine Area of Latehar District in Jharkhand State, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunja Bihari Satapathy ◽  
Ramakanta Mishra ◽  
Purnendu Narayan Mishra ◽  
Sandeep Kumar Nayak ◽  
Ashirbad Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
Natural Food ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
Mushroom Species ◽  
Value Evaluation ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Day By Day ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Mushroom is the fleshy, spore bearing fruiting body of fungus commonly used as food. In highly populated country like India, natural food resources like edible mushrooms are depleting day by day and there is possibility of extinction of many mushroom species in near future. Therefore a comprehensive study is necessary for data base conservation strategy and nutritional value evaluation of these wild edible fungi. The present study encompasses survey, collection, identification and ethno-mycological information of edibility and assessment of the nutritional value of mushrooms growing in Chitarpur area located in Latehar district of Jharkhnd state embellished with wide diversified mushrooms. A total of 70 number of species were documented by denoting their morphological identifying characters, fruiting bodies and their spores. These species come under 26 families and 45 genera; out of which 28 were lignophilous, 4 coprophilous, 32 chersophilous and 6 pedophilous mushrooms. Of these 15 were found to be edible while 38 were nonedible and 17 unknown as regards to the nature of their edibility. As regards to important families, Agaricaceae and Polyporaceae were the largest family represented by 10 species each followed by, Russulaceae with 5 and Marasmiaceae with 4 species. Among the prominent genera Agaricus, Lepiota, Leucocoprinus, Marasmius, Mycena and Lactarius were found to be dominant. Amanita muscuaria and Amanita multisquamosa were the two most poisonous species of mushrooms surveyed in the study site.

scholarly journals An Overview of Wild Edible Fungi Resource Conservation and Its Utilization in Yunnan

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Hua ◽  
Zhen Chen ◽  
Wen Fu
Keyword(s):  
Resource Conservation ◽  
Forest Understory ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Utilization ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Community Based Conservation ◽  
Peasant Household ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
Animal Resources

As one of the province with the most abundant bio-diversity in China, Yunnan is also one of the most-concerned region in the world which is famous for its bio-diversity. The wild edible fungi resources in Yunnan are extremely rich and diverse, which account for nearly 40.7% of the world’s known resources and 90% of China’s known resource respectively. Serving as one important type of forest understory resource and product, the wild edible fungi has a large market due to its unique flavor, texture or special health care function. Therefore, sustainable utilization of the wild edible fungi resource is of paramount importance to develop the rural livelihood and furthermore conserve forest and animal resources in Yunnan. Integrating a large number of previous researches, this paper has summarized the current situations of edible fungi resources as well as the existing problems on production, food, medicine utilization, processing, trade and resource conservation inYunnan. Data showed that the wild edible fungi resources are playing extremely important roles on the peasant household incomes in the vast mountainous areas in Yunnan. For example, the fungi collection incomes can account for 50% to 80% of the household income in Xishuangbanna. However, the wild edible fungi resources are facing the problems of the reductions in resource types and quantities, unclear ownership, improper collection and conservation measures, unscientific management as well as other outstanding issues. The author point out that it is quite essential to clear the ownership, implement the community-based conservation strategies as well as to strengthen the researches on the scientific collection, conservation and breeding technologies in order to solve the problems in the effective conservation and sustainable utilization of the wild edible fungi resources in the future.

Cesium radioisotope content of wild edible fungi, mineral soil, and surface litter in western North America after the Fukushima nuclear accident

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 1441-1452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Trappe ◽  
Leah D. Minc ◽  
Kimberly S. Kittredge ◽  
Jeremias W. Pink
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Nuclear Accident ◽  
Fukushima Nuclear Accident ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
The North ◽  
Activity Measurements ◽  
Cesium 137 ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi

We measured activity levels of radioisotopes cesium-134 (134Cs) and cesium-137 (137Cs) in wild edible fungi, mineral soil, and surface litter of the west coast of North America from southern California to northern Vancouver Island after the Fukushima nuclear accident. All activity measurements were below United States governmental limits for human health.137Cs activity increased to the north in mineral soils and fungal samples, whereas134Cs activity increased to the south in surface litter samples. Chanterelles (Cantharellus spp.) did not significantly bioconcentrate either radioisotope, but chanterelle activity levels were correlated with those of mineral soil. Activity levels demonstrated a high degree of variability, even in samples from the same site. In most cases, the level of137Cs activity was substantially higher than that of134Cs, suggesting that137Cs was present in the environment prior to the Fukushima release.

Names matter

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 640-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth S. Barron ◽  
Chris Sthultz ◽  
Dale Hurley ◽  
Anne Pringle
Keyword(s):  
Local Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Ecosystem Dynamics ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
Types Of Knowledge ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
Widespread Interest

Local ecological knowledge (LEK) is increasingly used to provide insights into ecosystem dynamics and to promote stakeholder inclusion. However, research on how to incorporate LEK into ecosystem management rarely discusses taxonomy and nomenclature despite the fact that processes of naming are deeply implicated in what types of knowledge are validated and used. Too often, local names are vetted against and then subsumed under ‘true’ scientific names, producing an oversimplified understanding of local names and perpetuating stereotypes about communities that use them. Ongoing revisions in mycological taxonomy and widespread interest in wild edible fungi make mushrooms an excellent case study for addressing nomenclature as an important part of multi-stakeholder research. We use morel mushrooms collected from the Mid-Atlantic United States to demonstrate a methodological approach to nomenclature – performative method – that focuses both on maintaining culturally meaningful aspects of local names and on recognizing culture and meaning behind scientific names. While recognizing the utility of the Linnaean nomenclatural system, we argue that acknowledging the contextual meanings of names avoids the unequal power relations inherent in integrating local knowledge into scientific discourse, and instead reframes knowledge production around shared interests in environmental questions and challenges.

scholarly journals Management of Wild Edible Fungi in the Meseta Purépecha, Mexico

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Itzel Castro-Sánchez ◽  
Ana Isabel Moreno-Calles ◽  
Sue Meneses-Eternod ◽  
Berenice Farfán-Heredia ◽  
José Blancas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Taxonomic Diversity ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Alnus Acuminata ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
Species Being

Mexico is an exceptional setting for ethnomycology since human cultures have interacted with fungi for thousands of years; the state of Michoacán is particularly important since nearly 11% of the fungi species recorded in Mexico occur there, 139 species being edible. This study aimed to analyze the taxonomic diversity and use forms of fungi, their position in worldview of people, and the management forms practiced on edible fungi in the Purépecha communities of Cherán and Pichátaro and the environmental problems in relationship with fungi management. We conducted semi-structured interviews during visits to regional markets, participant observations in harvesting areas, workshops, and presentation of results to the communities and communal authorities. We recorded ethnoecological information for 21 edible fungi species. The words jongo and terekua correspond to useful fungi in Purépecha, while jeramba refers to not edible fungi. In Cherán people identify different vegetation types where mushrooms occur; they recognize the “pinadas forest” dominated by Pinus leiophylla, “encineras” (dominated by Quercus crassipes), “tepamu forest” (dominated by Alnus acuminata), “sharhari forest” (Quercus aff. laeta), and grasslands, all of them sites where mushrooms grow. Fungi handlers identified environmental problems like land use changes, illegal extraction of forest resources, deforestation, unplanned urban growth, uncontrolled fires, livestock raising, and agricultural intensification, which affect fungi communities. In turn, these factors have secondary consequences like soil erosion, reduction of native vegetation and reduction of rainwater retention that directly disturb diversity, distribution, and abundance of fungi. Information from this study and workshops conducted with the community helped to design strategies for conservation of both forests and fungi.

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