Morphological Characteristics and Nutritional Potentiality of Wild Termitomyces Discovered in Pohara Forest and Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Campus
Deshmukh A.M 1 Hande D. V 2
Department of Botany, Faculty of Mycology, Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati1
Email Id: ananddhmukh@gmail.com1
Mahatma Fule Arts,Commerce and Sitaramji Chaudhari Science Mahavidyalaya, Warud, District – Amravati 2
Email Id: dvhande@gmail.com2
Abstract – The genus Termitomyces, renowned for its symbiotic mutualism with termites and nutritional significance, remains underexplored in diverse ecological settings. This study investigates the morphological characteristics and nutritional potential of wild Termitomyces species from two contrasting habitats: the biodiverse Pohara Forest and the urbanized Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (SGBAU) campus in Maharashtra, India. Specimens were collected during monsoon and post-monsoon seasons (2023) from termite mounds and adjacent soils, followed by detailed morphological analysis (cap diameter, stipe length, gill structure, spore morphology) and proximate nutritional profiling.
DOI link – https://doi.org/10.69758/GIMRJ/2504I5VXIIIP0053
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