| dc.creator |
Tibuhwa, Donatha D |
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| dc.date |
2015-09-28T16:07:45Z |
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| dc.date |
2015-09-28T16:07:45Z |
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| dc.date |
2011 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2018-03-27T08:59:47Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2018-03-27T08:59:47Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Substrate specificity and Phenology of Macrofungi Community at the University of Dar es Salaam Main Campus, Tanzania. Journal of Applied Biological Sciences 46: 3173– 3184. http://www.m.elewa.org/JABS/2011/46/7.pdf |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4288 |
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| dc.description |
Objectives: Macrofungi substrate specificity and phenology are essential considerations for management of
forest ecosystems. In this study, substrate specificity and phenology of macrofungi belonging to the
Basidiomycota and Ascomycota groups collected at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) main campus,
Tanzania were examined.
Methodology and results: Macrofungi were collected throughout the campus during surveys done thrice per
year (two rainy seasons, March-May, September- November, and one dry season July- August) from much
2008 to August 2011. Eight traditional morpho-groups based on fruiting bodies comprising more than 67
species distributed in 31 genera in 20 families were collected. The substrate specificity general trend
showed that fungi prefer certain specific substrates. Puff fungi are restricted to the soil, fleshy fungi of the
Lyophyllaceae on termite mounds soil, and jelly fungi restricted to tree logs although Agarics utilized all the
substrates except the wood debris. Tree log substrate supported more macrofungi (28%) followed by soil
(26%) and decaying leaf litter (22%). The live tree substrate supported least macrofungi (6%) followed by
Wood debris (7%). The general phenology showed that polyporaceae and Ganodermataceae fruit bodies
were the most frequently encountered throughout the year. The small sized species from litter-inhabiting
genera such as Coprinus, Marasmius and Mycena fruited first with early rains compared to large sized fruit
bodies.
Conclusion and application of findings: The observation of early fructification relative to fruit body sizes
supports the well known finding in the laboratory that the stimulation of fructification is preceded by a
marked increase of vegetative growth for mycelia accumulation before being triggered to fruit. According to
these study results, this phenomenon seems also important in situ to initiate fruiting of macrofungi. The
outcome of this study will contribute to the mycological database for further research and widen the
knowledge of biodiversity and substrate relationship which is an efficient parameter in establishing priority
for evaluation, utilization and conservation for sustainable forest ecosystem management. |
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| dc.description |
Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (Sida-SAREC) |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
www.biosciences.elewa.org |
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| dc.title |
Substrate specificity and phenology of macrofungi community at the university of Dar es Salaam main campus, Tanzania |
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| dc.type |
Journal Article, Peer Reviewed |
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