Sal Forest: A Source of Wild Edible Mushrooms for Livelihood Support to Tribal People of Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

Information on wild edible mushrooms was collected from sal forests of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh by visiting different sites in forest areas. Rural folk/ tribal people were contacted and information was recorded by personal interviewing. Commonly collected mushrooms from sal were: Astraeus hygrometricus, Russula congoana, Termitimyces clypeatus, T. eurhizus, T. microcarpus and Termitomyces sp.