scholarly journals AN ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS - A POTENTIAL RESOURCE OF FOOD AND INCOME GENERATION IN PABBAR VALLEY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.P. Chauhan

The Western Himalayan region is rich in wild mushrooms. The people living in this area have extensive traditional mycological knowledge. The wild edible mushrooms have been consumed from the earliest history and also possess medicinal properties. The seasonal collections of wild edible mushrooms constitute a food with nutritional value and a source of income for the rural local inhabitants. In the present day, mushrooms are valued as popular food because of low in fat, carbohydrate, and cholesterol-free, and rich in vitamins. The lifestyle change is now responsible for a severe reduction in the collection of these mushrooms. The knowledge in the local environment gets lost when it is not gathered. The study aimed to investigate the knowledge and use of wild edible mushrooms in Pabbar Valley, Himachal Pradesh. A total of 13 species of mushrooms belonging to 11 families were identified as edible from the area. Morchella spp. are collected mainly for trade purposes.

Author(s):  
A. N. Onguene ◽  
Th. W. Kuyper

For millennia, wild edible mushrooms (WEM) had always been considered as substantial food and medicinal sources, for local communities, both Bantu and indigenous peoples. However, few information and sparse data are available on useful mushrooms of Cameroon. A study was undertaken to update the checklist of WEM in humid forests of Cameroon. From mushroom excursions, surveys and inventories, thousand fungal specimens were collected in situ, described and identified using key features and references. Wild edible mushrooms were recruited in three trophic groups. They denoted a dissimilar national biogeographical distribution. Saprophytes and Termitomyces were encountered throughout the country; ectomycorrhizal mushrooms occurred in forest clumps, only in three regions: South, Southeast and Southwest. 117 WEM were listed belonging to 17 families and 43 genera, including nearly 22 Termitomyces, 32 ectomycorrhizal and 63 saprophyte species. 15 WEM were also claimed to have medicinal properties. This vast mushroom diversity related to various specific habitats and ecological niches. Five fungal groups were considered as excellent edible. Amanita and Boletus species were seldom consumed. Most mushroom species were harvested solely for home consumption, with the exception of Termitomyces, the only marketed mushroom. In fine, the diversity of WEM was high but poorly known and valorized. To fulfill the Nagoya convention, it is recommended to pursue mycological inventory of macrofungi in Cameroon, including the use of molecular tools and to cultivate local wild edible saprophyte mushrooms.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-233
Author(s):  
Khwanta Kaewnarin ◽  
Nakarin Suwannarach ◽  
Jaturong Kumla ◽  
Sadabpong Choonpicharn ◽  
Keerati Tanreuan ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 949-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tariq Saiff Ullah ◽  
Syeda Sadiqa Firdous ◽  
Ansar Mehmood ◽  
Hamayun Shaheen ◽  
Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1179-1188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suat Ekin ◽  
Yusuf Uzun ◽  
Kenan Demirel ◽  
Mahire Bayramoglu ◽  
Hatice Kiziltas

2007 ◽  
Vol 105 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
L BARROS ◽  
P BAPTISTA ◽  
D CORREIA ◽  
S CASAL ◽  
B OLIVEIRA ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Hongli Li ◽  
Yan Feng ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Mingwei Yuan ◽  
Minglong Yuan

The effect of novel antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and antimicrobial peptide microspheres (AMS) on the physicochemical and microbial quality of Tricholoma matsutake wild edible mushrooms was investigated. In the experiments, 1.0 g/L, 0.5 g/L of AMS, and 1.0 g/L AMPs were used as preservatives. Mushrooms coated with 1.0 g/L and 0.5 g/L of AMS as a preservative had better physicochemical and sensory qualities than did mushrooms coated with 1.0 g/L of AMPs. In the experiment, 1.0 g/L of blank microspheres without cathelicidin-BF-30 (PLGA-1.0) and distilled water was used as the control. Samples with these two treatments had minimal changes in texture, weight loss, total bacteria count, and sensory attributes. Research results suggests that the use of AMS can maintain the quality of Tricholoma matsutake wild edible mushrooms and could extend the postharvest life to 20 d.


Author(s):  
Mirsada Salihovic ◽  
Mirha Pazalja ◽  
Aida Šapčanin ◽  
Biljana P. Dojčinović ◽  
Selma Špirtović-Halilović

The content of macro- and microelements in dry samples of mushrooms of the species Macrolepiota procera, Boletus edulis and Cantharellus cibarius, collected at different areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was determined using the ICP-OES method (inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry). Of the macroelements, K is the most represented, followed by S, P, Mg, and the least represented Ca and Na. Zn is the most represented of the essential microelements, followed by Fe, Se, Cu, Mn and Co. Al is the most abundant of the other trace elements followed by Ni and Cr. Of the toxic metals, the most represented is Cd, followed by Pb and As. There are differences in the concentration of micro- and macroelements in the mushrooms analysed, depending on the area from which they were collected because natural geology and geochemistry influence the content of macro- and microelements in wild edible mushrooms. The results show that the analysed mushrooms can be considered a good source of essential elements. The study also assessed potential health risks of heavy metals and the target hazard quotient (THQ) for As, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Ni and Cr in the analysed mushrooms was lower than the safe level. The carcinogenic risk index revealed that Cd and Ni are the most prevalent pollutants in the mushrooms studied.  


Author(s):  
MiroslavaIVANOVA IVANOVA ◽  
Lilko DOSPATLIEV ◽  
Denitsa GRIGOROVA ◽  
Penko PAPAZOV

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