Diversity and biological characteristics of macrofungi of district Bajaur, a remote area of Pakistan in the Hindu Kush range

Zeb, Mubarak; Ullah, Abd; Ullah, Farman; Haq, Aminul; Ullah, Irshad; Badshah, Lal; Haq, Muhammad Abdul

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17818

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“…For instance, the geographic spread of Fomitopsis pinicola, Mycena pura, and Hypholoma fasciculare is primarily governed by precipitation, a key climatic factor (Rakić et al, 2022). Furthermore, the distribution of macrofungi in Bajaur, Pakistan, is significantly influenced by temperature and precipitation, contributing substantially to their geographic presence (Zeb et al, 2023).…”

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Bioclimatic Modeling of Current Geographic Distribution and Future Range Shifts of Selected Edible Mushrooms in Nigeria

Tiamiyu,

Lateef,

Ajadi

et al. 2024

SAJOLS

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Mushrooms, as part of the fungal kingdom, are essential components in nutrient cycling and carbon retention in terrestrial ecosystems. Monitoring the impact of climate change on fungi in their natural habitat is difficult because most species reside below the soil surface. As a result of few reported occurrence records in Nigeria, we model the species distribution of two edible mushrooms, namely, Pleurotus ostreatus and Macrolepiota procera, using MaxEnt to predict the potential future range shifts under different climate change scenarios. In this study, we have calculated high model performances based on the Area Under Curve (AUC) values generated (0.778-0.873). In the modeling approach, the two species were predicted to have an expansion of their localized fundamental niches, pointing to the influence of precipitation as an important macroclimatic predictor. Highly suitable habitats for the two species were discovered primarily in Southern Nigeria, with less habitat suitability in the Northcentral zone in 2050. The predicted models in this study do not tell missing geographical information, which could be achieved through citizen science for occurrence records and biodiversity conservation. However, they may be used to explore potentialities, such as understanding the possible distribution patterns of the two mushroom species in Nigeria. This can serve as a useful baseline to enhance the utilization and conservation efforts of these macrofungi as a result of climate change, habitat loss, and rapid urbanization.

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Bioclimatic Modeling of Current Geographic Distribution and Future Range Shifts of Selected Edible Mushrooms in Nigeria

Tiamiyu,

Lateef,

Ajadi

et al. 2024

SAJOLS

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“…The total estimated number of fungi ranges from 3.5 to 5.1 million, making fungi the second largest biotic community after insects. Among the 149,974 recognized species of these organisms, 41,000 macrofungi species are currently identified, having ancestry from both basidiomycetes and ascomycetes (Zeb et al, 2023).…”

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A Review on Benefits, Cultivation and Biodiversity of Macrofungi

Corpuz Jr,

Dela Cruz,

Magallanes

et al. 2023

Int. J. Res. Publ. Rev.

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Worldwide, macrofungi production as well as their economic value have been rising steadily. Due to their multiple health advantages and abundance of nutrients, functional foods, dietary supplements, and traditional medicines made from macrofungi are becoming more and more popular However, only a few bioactive macrofungus-derived products have been made commercially available. As a result, it is imperative to create a practical, high-yield macrofungus cultivation method to meet demand and customer expectations. There is an urgent need for efficient solutions to the problem because most macrofungal resources have not yet been properly researched, implemented and because macrofungi are varied with difficult and highly changeable development circumstances. This review is of great importance as it comprehensively state the cultivation strategies , current developments in the production of newly discovered bioactive components of Macrofungi .Furthermore, the creation of macrofungal foods is explored in order to change the nutritional value of food and its quality attributes.

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“…Genetic Information Entropy has been extensively reviewed by various authors where the versatility of entropy analytics is presented (Sherwin, 2010;Sherwin & Prat i Fornells, 2019). Applications range from the study of genetic entropy evaluating allele distribution using genetic markers for variety classification and selection in the same species to the study of diversity within and among populations of distant genera in natural environments (Hao et al, 2023;Dwivedi et al, 2018;Zeb et al, 2023;Patel et al, 2020). The present study aims at the application of RAPDs as a valuable technology in environmental monitoring using genetic entropy of wild mushroom species that can lead to future actions in biodiversity maintenance and germplasm protection.…”

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RAPD Markers and Genetic Information Entropy in Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study with Wild Mushrooms

Psallida,

Argyropoulos

2023

GEP

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Mushrooms have a remarkable scientific value due to their nutritional, medicinal properties and industrial applications in enzyme production, so that effort in the maintenance of native wild mushroom varieties is increasing. The present study focuses on the use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers for biodiversity measure of wild mushroom species of the Northwest mountainous region of Greece. Data mining of similarity matrices from RAPD analysis was used to extract measurable entropy parameters for mushroom biodiversity monitoring based on Shannon's information entropy. Shannon information index provides an easy assessment of the entropy of the genetic information of the germplasm per mushroom species while the total equitability index (E H ) = 0.871 offers an overall estimation of the genetic variation evenness of all species in the population of the studied mushrooms. Application of RAPDs with parallel entropy analysis is an easily applicable and low-cost valuable technology in environmental monitoring, using genetic information of wild mushroom species as an indicator that can lead to future actions in biodiversity maintenance and germplasm protection. The provided methodology can serve as a pilot procedure enriched with other environmental factors to monitor and protect wild mushroom communities native to the Greek countryside or in any part of the world and provide comparable results about biodiversity from different regions using common entropy indices.

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Diversity and biological characteristics of macrofungi of district Bajaur, a remote area of Pakistan in the Hindu Kush range

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Bioclimatic Modeling of Current Geographic Distribution and Future Range Shifts of Selected Edible Mushrooms in Nigeria

Bioclimatic Modeling of Current Geographic Distribution and Future Range Shifts of Selected Edible Mushrooms in Nigeria

A Review on Benefits, Cultivation and Biodiversity of Macrofungi

RAPD Markers and Genetic Information Entropy in Environmental Monitoring: A Case Study with Wild Mushrooms

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