Published January 2007
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Journal article
Diversity of edible mushrooms in pakistan
Creators
- 1. Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Islamabad (Pakistan)
- 2. National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad (Pakistan). Honeybee Research Programme
Description
Fifty six edible species of mushrooms are reported from Pakistan including four from Balochistan, three from Sindh, five from Punjab and 44 from NWFP and Azad Kashmir. Some of species being commercially exploited in the world are Agaricus bisporus, Auricularia spp. Coprinus comatus, Flammulina vellutipes, Lentinus edodes, Phellorina inquinans, Pleurotus ostreatus, Stropharia rugosoannulata, Volvariella volvacea. Because of over collection, urbanization and deforestation, some of species are threatened of extinction. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Volume
- 20
- Journal Issue
- 1-2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 88-91
- ISSN
- 0251-0480
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Pakistan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Pakistan
- INIS RN
- 38114057
- Subject category
- S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMINO ACIDS; ASCORBIC ACID; FOOD; IRON; MUSHROOMS; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEINS
- Descriptors DEC
- CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELEMENTS; FUNGI; METALS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; VITAMINS