Checklist of Macro-Fungi from Baramati Area of Pune District, MS, India

Abstract

Macro-fungi are the fungal species that produce fruiting bodies visible to naked eyes and occurs widely in the rainy season. The macro-fungi plays important role in nutrient dynamics, soil health, as pollution indicator, species mutualism and its interaction and even has its economic role in carbon cycling and the mobilization of nitrogen and phosphorous. Present investigation emphasizes on study of macro-fungi from Baramati area of Pune district of Maharashtra. During the study frequent field visits, listing of genera and their species, identification and photography has done. In the checklist total 64 fungal species belonging to 37 genera, 03 sub-divisions, 13 orders and 23 families were reported. The contribution of Basidiomycotina fungi was 90% followed by Ascomycotina (7.8%) and Zygomycotina (l .6%).