28. Morphological study of edible and non- edible mushrooms, district Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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District Swabi is located in the province Khyber Pukhtoonkhawa, Pakistan coordinates with Sawabi is lies at ‘34°7'0N 72°28’0E’ with diversified ecosystem. The mushroom identification of Swabi has not been consider important in the past in this matter. Thus survey was conducted during 2014-15 in different areas of the District Swabi. Twenty two mushroom species belonging to 13 families and 18 genera were collected and investigated from the area. Among the collected mushroom species Polyporaceae was found as most predominant genus (25%) followed by Agaricaceae (20%). There is a great variation in all species because of habitats, seasons and location.
Keywords: Swabi; Mushroom; Agaricaceae; Agaricacea; Habitats
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MUHAMMAD SHAKEEL, HUSSAN ARA, Tabassum Yaseen, Mubashir Khan,.
28. Morphological study of edible and non- edible mushrooms, district Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Pure and Applied Biology (PAB), [S.l.], v. 5, n. 4, p. 889-894, oct. 2021.
ISSN 2304-2478.
Available at: <https://mail.thepab.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2210>. Date accessed: 23 mar. 2025.
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Research Articles