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Edible macrofungi of Kaliabar sub-division of Nagaon district, Assam, India.

Ratul Kumar Nath, Tarun Chandra Sarma

Abstract


The investigation encompasses the study of macro fungi collected from rural areas inhabited by tribal people particularly in the fringe area of forest of Kaliabar Sub-division of Nagaon District, Assam (India). Some wood inhabiting macro fungi which were found to be edible and generally used by ethnic tribes of Kaliabar sub-division were observed. A total of 14 species belonging to 9 families were recorded.


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Macro fungi, fruiting body, Basidiomycetes.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21746/aps.2018.7.3.12

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