Wood-rotting Fungi of Valmiki National Park, Bihar (India)

Author: Manoj Emanuel Hembrom, Arvind Parihar and S.P. Panda

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Abstract

Survey of surroundings enhances human capabilities to make future strategies for survival and development of society. Forests and its biotic components like flora, fauna and funga has been documented since the evolution of human beings due to dependency on it. Food, medicine and morphological features of funga have attracted human beings in the past and continue to attract even today. Fungi dependent on woods are excellent target for exploring potential resources for the benefit of humans. Here arise the quarries to find out diversity, relationship, pros and cons between plants and fungi. Unfortunately, these quarries are being restricted day by day in the state like Bihar, India due to human interference in the nature. In and around of Valmiki National Park there is high anthropogenic pressure which lead to document the wood-rotting fungi from the surrounding areas for posterity before any kind of genetic erosion will take place. The present communication deals with the enumeration of 136 species of wood rotting fungi representing 02 major phyla under 38 families belonging to 81 genera of Valmiki National Park, Bihar.

Keywords

Enumeration, Fungi, Taxonomy, Valmiki National Park

Conclusion

136 species belonging to true fungi and while 04 fungi allies were also found to cause decay of wood. True fungi are falling under two major Phyla which represent 37 families and 75 genera. These fungi are either growing on living tree as parasite or growing on dead and decaying wood as saprophyte.

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How to cite this article

Manoj Emanuel Hembrom, Arvind Parihar and S.P. Panda (2023). Wood-rotting Fungi of Valmiki National Park, Bihar (India). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5a): 450-455.