Trends in Biosciences

  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 17

A Report on Occurrence of Morchella sp. from District Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Siddhant 1, Ruchira Singh2, C.S. Singh3, R.S. Kanaujia4
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 2473 to 2474

1Scientist R&D, Indo-Canadian Farms, Pune (Maharashtra), India

2Independent Scientist, Bhoomi Spring Town, Pune (Maharashtra), India

3Department of Botany, K.S.S. P.G. College, Ayodhya, Faizabad (U.P.), India

4Director, Indo-Canadian Farms, Pune (Maharashtra), India

Abstract

The genus Morchella is one of the oldest genera of Pezizales. In India, it occurs primarily in N-W Himalayas, though they are reportedfrom sub-hilly and plains as well. The present article reports probably the first occurrence of genus Morchella in the district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Keywords

Morchella, Morels, Guchchhi, Ascocarp, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Morchella