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Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2009 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 584-593
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.584.593

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O.O. Osemwegie

Country: Nigeria

J.A. Okhuoya

Country: Nigeria

Keywords


  • Diversity
  • Edo State
  • indigenous
  • mushrooms
  • oil palm
Research Article

Diversity of Macrofungi in Oil Palm Agroforests of Edo State, Nigeria

O.O. Osemwegie and J.A. Okhuoya
A study of mushrooms associated with oil palm agroforests in Edo State, South-South of Nigeria was undertaken. A total of 49 fruit bodies belonging to 26 different species of mushrooms in the divisions Ascomycota and Basidiomycota, class Gasteromycetes, Discomycetes, Hymenomycetes were recorded from the study. The order Agaricales, family Tricholomataceae and genus Marasmius were the most abundant and commonly represented taxa. Palm Fronds (PF) supported the highest number of mushroom taxa (19%) followed by Fallen Palm Tree (FPT), Fruit Bunch (FB) and Decomposing Palm Litters (DPL) each of which supported 14% of the total species of mushrooms recorded during the study. Mushrooms irrespective of their functional role as natural decomposers were recognised by the study as pivotal to sustainable local agroforest management practices in Nigeria. Oil palm plantations surveyed during the study competes favourably with forests as sources of indigenous utility mushrooms.
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O.O. Osemwegie and J.A. Okhuoya, 2009. Diversity of Macrofungi in Oil Palm Agroforests of Edo State, Nigeria. Journal of Biological Sciences, 9: 584-593.

DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2009.584.593

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2009.584.593

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joshua victoria ibukun Reply
09 July, 2014

Good work. gives ray of hope for conservation of Nigerian mushrooms in the face of uncontrolled depletion of our natural forests

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