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T1 SUILLUS HIMALAYENSIS (BOLETALES: BASIDIOMYCOTA: FUNGI) AND ITS SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATION WITH ROOTS OF PINUS WALLICHIANA, FIRST REPORT FROM CONIFEROUS FORESTS OF PAKISTAN
A1 S. Sarwar
A1 M. Saba
A1 A. N. Khalid
A1 B. M. Dentinger
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 28
IS 2
SP 576
OP 583
YR 2018
FD 2018/04/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p><em>Suillus himalayensis</em> (<em>Boletales, Suillaceae</em>) was found associated with <em>Pinus wallichiana</em> during a survey of macrofungi from moist coniferous forests of Pakistan. Both, the fruiting body and ectomycorrhizae were characterized morphoanatomically as well as by molecular analysis. The identification of the fungal symbiont as <em>Suillus himalayensis</em> was confirmed by Internal Transcribed Spacer of ribosomal DNA (ITS rDNA) sequence comparison between mycorrhizas and sporocarps. Sporocarps were matched with published data available from India, where it was first time reported. Phylogenetic analyses and morphological descriptions are provided. This represents the first description of <em>S. himalayensis</em> as an ectomycorrhizal fungus; and, the first report of this species in Pakistan.</p>
K1 BLAST; moist temperate; phylogeny; rhizosphere
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-228