Studies on Morphological Variability among Wild <I>Ganoderma lucidum</I> (W. Curt: Fr.) P. Karst

Renu Thakur; Pooja Kapoor; B. M. Sharma; Ashok Kumar

doi:10.36808/if/2018/v144i3/122756

Studies on Morphological Variability among Wild Ganoderma lucidum (W. Curt: Fr.) P. Karst

Authors

Renu Thakur Department of Plant Pathology, CSK HPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
Pooja Kapoor Department of Plant Pathology, CSK HPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
B. M. Sharma Department of Plant Pathology, CSK HPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
Ashok Kumar CSK HP Agricultural University, Shivalik Agricultural Research and Extension Centre (SAREC), Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i3/122756

Keywords:

Ganoderma lucidum, Morphological Diversity, Basidiocarp.

Abstract

Morphological characteristics of 23 fruit bodies of Ganoderma lucidum were investigated to understand the effect of environment on the growth and development of its basidiocarp. These studies are important because medicinal value of G. lucidum lies in its basidiocarp and fruiting bodies growing in wild were found to have more active ingredients. Various fruitbodies were collected from different geographical areas of Himachal Pradesh (representing different climatic conditions) on wide variety of dead, dying and living trees. Morphology and variability of the sporophores was studied with reference to shape, size and colour.

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