Abstract:
Tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forest of Cox’s Bazar is located in
between 21°35′0″N and 92°01′0″E which consists of wide range of wildlife
sanctuaries. This forest is the greatest source of diverse macrofungi
(Mushroom) species. In a survey program 16 species of mushrooms belongs
to 13 genera were identified under 13 families. The dominant families were
Auriculariaceae, Agaricaceae, Polyporaceae, Ganodermataceae and
Marasmiaceae. The predominant genera were Auricularia, Agaricus,
Ganoderma, Marasmius and Trametes. The maximum frequency (60%) was
recorded for Auricularia auricula with the density of 25%. The maximum
density was 158.33% for Trametes versicolor.This is the first detailed
investigation on macrofungi in Cox’s Bazar forest region of Bangladesh.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
For the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
PLANT PATHOLOGY
SEMESTER: JANUARY-JUNE, 2016
