Division of Plant Pathology, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-191 121 Jammu and Kashmir, India.
The Jammu & Kashmir State, lying on the Western Himalayas harbours rich biodiversity in macrofungi owing to peculiar physiography and wide variation in agro-climatic conditions. During the survey of mycorrhizae prevailing in conifer-dominated forests of Kashmir four hitherto un-reported macrofungi viz, Bolbitius vitellinus (Pers.: Fries) Fries, Clitocybe nuda (Bull.:Fr.) Bigelow & Smith, Coprinopsis macrocephala (Berk.) Berk.Stroh-Tintling and Tricholoma scalpturatum (Fr.) Quél. were collected. These are reported for the first time from the Jammu & Kashmir State, India.
Bolbitius vitellinus, Clitocybe nuda, Coprinopsis macrocephala, forests, India, Jammu & Kashmir, macrofungi, Tricholoma scalpturatum
