RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Retention of matured trees to conserve fungal diversity and edible sporocarps from short-rotation Pinus radiata plantations in Ethiopia A1 Dejene, Tatek A1 Worku, Emanda A1 Martín Pinto, Pablo K1 Edible mushrooms K1 Nature conservation K1 Naturaleza - Conservación K1 Ethiopia K1 Trees K1 Pinos - Explotación K1 Hongos K1 Hongos comestibles K1 Bosques y silvicultura K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal K1 3103.08 Gestión de la Producción Vegetal AB This study is conducted in the short-rotation plantations from the Afromontane Region of Ethiopia. Sporocarps were sampled weekly in a set of permanent plots (100 m2) in young, medium-aged, and mature Pinus radiata (Don) plantations. Fungal richness, diversity, and sporocarp yields were estimated. Composite soil samples were also collected from each plot to determine explanatory edaphic variables for taxa composition. We collected 92 fungal taxa, of which 8% were ectomycorrhizal (ECM). Taxa richness, the Shannon diversity index, and ECM species richness were higher in mature stands. Interestingly, 26% of taxa were classified as edible. Sporocarp yield showed increasing trends towards matured stands. OM and C/N ratio significantly affected fungal composition and sporocarp production. The deliberate retention of mature trees in a patch form rather than clear felling of the plantations could be useful to conserve and promote fungal diversity and production, including valuable taxa such as Morchella, Suillus, and Tylopilus in older stands. This approach has important implications for forest floor microhabitats, which are important for macrofungal occurrence and production. Thus, this strategy could improve the economic outputs of these plantations in the Afromontane Region, while the mature trees could serve as a bridge for providing fungal inocula to the new plantations. PB MDPI SN 2309-608X YR 2021 FD 2021 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59612 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/59612 LA eng NO Journal of Fungi, 2021, Vol. 7, Nº. 9, 702 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024