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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 04-jun-2024