Niazi Abdul Rehman, Ghafoor Aneeqa
Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
Heliyon. 2023 May 24;9(6):e16146. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16146. eCollection 2023 Jun.
The is a recognized therapeutically significant genus of mushrooms. A species under a sp. Was found from the largest man-made forest Changa-Manga, Kasur during the exploration of fungal flora of Pakistan. Detailed morpho-anatomical and phylogenetic analysis identified it as , a part of common native flora of many regions of the world like Pakistan. The culturabilty and cultivation potential of this fungus was assessed for the first time using different media and substrates. Maximum cultural growth was observed on the Compost Extract Agar (CEA) medium at 28 °C. Mycelium of cultured strains on CEA medium was used for the spawn production on wheat, sorghum and barley grains. Cultivation potential in the form of spawn running period, harvesting time duration and yield was investigated on variety of substrates. A mixed substrate of sawdust and tea waste at 28 °C showed the optimum yield. Tea-waste was used as the casing material in all substrates and proved very effective. These results depicted that possesses the cultivation potential. Its cultivation on large scale can solve the major health concerns of the growing population. It would provide the people easy accessibility of economical, effective and natural medicine throughout the year that restrict in case of only natural production at specific time of the year.
该属是一种公认的具有重要治疗意义的蘑菇属。在对巴基斯坦真菌区系的探索过程中，从卡苏尔最大的人工林钱加 - 曼加发现了一种隶属于某属的物种。详细的形态解剖学和系统发育分析将其鉴定为该属，它是世界许多地区（如巴基斯坦）常见本土植物区系的一部分。首次使用不同的培养基和基质评估了这种真菌的可培养性和栽培潜力。在28℃的堆肥提取物琼脂（CEA）培养基上观察到最大的培养生长。CEA培养基上培养菌株的菌丝体用于在小麦、高粱和大麦粒上生产菌种。在各种基质上研究了以菌种生长周期、收获持续时间和产量形式的栽培潜力。28℃时锯末和茶渣的混合基质显示出最佳产量。茶渣被用作所有基质的覆土材料，且证明非常有效。这些结果表明该属具有栽培潜力。其大规模栽培可以解决不断增长的人口的主要健康问题。它将使人们全年都能方便地获得经济、有效和天然的药物，而如果仅在一年中的特定时间进行天然生产则会受到限制。
