We determined the elemental profile of 16 edible mushroom species from the Făget Forest, near Cluj-Napoca, and of 12 species from the Apuseni Mountains. Oneway ANOVA showed no difference in the elemental content of mushrooms when the two regions were compared. Some species accumulated high amounts of trace elements, i.e. Boletus edulis (Ag, S, Zn), Macrolepiota procera (Cu), Lactarius volemus (...

Mycological conservation has finally come of age. The increasingly recognized crucial role played by fungi in ecosystem functioning spurred a wave attention toward the status fungal populations across world. Milkcaps (Lactarius and Lactifluus) are large widespread group ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes; besides their ecological relevance, many species milkcaps socio-economic significance because ...

Basidiocarps of species of Armillaria, Russula, Lactarius and  Agaricus with fungal infection were collected from different regions of Iran. Portions of infected carpophores, were taken and cultured on PDA, PCA and MEA. Fungicolous isolates were identified on the basis of morphological characters such as: color and shape of colony, morphology and branching of conidiophores, manner of proliferat...

Introduction. Contamination by radiocaesium of edible wild mushrooms after major nuclear accidents is a long-lasting process in some regions the world. Following greater awareness radioactive pollution Asia, particularly Fukushima accident, this study investigated radioactivity 137Cs and 40K contamination China.
 Study objects methods. The research were collected during 2014 to 2016, from ...

The antioxidant properties of two wild edible mushroom species from the northeast of Portugal, Lactarius deliciosus (L.) Gray and Tricholoma portentosum (Fr.) Quél., were evaluated. Methanolic extracts from the entire mushroom, the cap and the stipe, separately, were screened for their reducing power and free radical scavenging capacity by chemical assays. The total phenolic content was determi...