2019 Volume 60 Issue 2 Pages 23-36
Mycorrhizal mushrooms form ectomycorrhiza on the root systems of woody host plants, such as Pinaceae and Fagaceae species, and include economically valuable edible mushrooms such as matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) and truffle (Tuber melanosporum), as well as ecologically important species. Unlike saprotrophic mushrooms, it is difficult to obtain pure cultures of most mycorrhizal mushrooms as fungal resources for basal or applied studies, because their growth on artificial nutrient media is slow and often fails altogether. Thus, limited progress has been made in taxonomic and ecological investigations of this fungal group. In this study, taxonomy and ecology of mycorrhizal Amanita, Boletus, Tricholoma and Hygrophorus species were conducted, and cultivation techniques for those fungal taxa were established. Species examined in this study include valuable edible mushrooms such as Caesar’s mushrooms, porcini, matsutake, and yukishiro.
