Mycorrhizal biodiversity in Kashmir forests and some new records of macrofungi from J&K state Beig Muzafer Ahmad, Dar Gh. Hassan*, Ganai Nadeem A., Khan Nisar Ahmad Division of Plant Pathology, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-191 121, (J&K). *E-mail: ghasandar@gmail.com
Abstract The Jammu and Kashmir State harbours rich biodiversity in macrofungi including the mycorrhizal ones. Hardly 145 species have been reported from J&K so far. This communication reports about five hitherto unreported macrofungi from Jammu and Kashmir State viz., Clavariadelphus ligula (Fr.) Donk, Russula lutea (Huds. Fr.) Gray, Vascellum pretense (Pers. Pers.) Kreisel, Bovista nigrescens Pers. and Hellvela lacuonsa Afzelius ex Fries, collected during the survey of conifer-dominated forests in Kashmir valley. Top Key words Biodiversity, Clavariadelphus ligula, Bovista nigrescens Hellvela lacuonsa, Jammu & Kashmir, mycorrhizae, Russula lutea, Vascellum pretense. Top |