Author(s):

Vijay Kumar, Anurag Kerketta, Harishankar and KC Rajhansa

Abstract: Chhattisgarh state has the huge diversity of mushroom flora among which some are edible. Survey was conducted in Korea district during rainy season for naturally grown wild edible mushrooms. Forty three village of five Tehsil covered under survey and 55 tribal/ rural peoples were contacted from different villages for information about wild edible mushroom flora at their surrounding locality. Wild edible mushrooms were encountered during survey are: Astraeus hygrometricus, Astraeus odoratus, Termitomyces umkowaani, Termitomyces heimii, Termitomyces longiradicatsu, Termitomyces sp., Cantharellus sp., and Russula rosea. Urban/Local market also visited where collected wild edible mushrooms were sell out by tribal/rural peoples of village.

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