Abstract:
Gajni forest is located in north- east hilly area of Bangladesh under the Sherpur district
which is adjacent with India, positioning at 25°16'N latitude and 90°08'E longitudes
having a wide range of ecosystem. A survey was conducted from June to August of 2017
to 2018 to record the biodiversity, distribution and morphological characterization of wild
mushrooms. In total of 32 mushroom samples were collected and identified to 29 species
belongs to 11 genera, under 9 families. Ganoderma sp was found abundantly in the
survey areas among the other collected species and it exhibited the maximum frequency
of occurrence (75%), whereas the maximum density (20.50%) was recorded for Agaricus
bitorquis and the dominant host was shal tree (Shorea robusta). The dominants genera
were Ganoderma, Agaricus, Trametes, Volvariella and Amanita. The dominant family
was Ganodermataceae followed by Polyporaceae, Agaricaceae, Amanitaceae,
Rusullaceae and Pluteaceae. This is the report of wild mushrooms biodiversity and their
distribution in the Gajni forest region of Bangladesh. The specimens were deposited to
the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Herbarium of Macro Fungi (SHMF).
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.S.)
IN
PLANT PATHOLOGY
