Ethnomycological study of edible and medicinal mushrooms in Menge District, Asossa Zone, Benshangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

Ethnomycological study of edible and medicinal mushrooms in Menge District, Asossa Zone, Benshangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia

Abstract Background Menge District has long been inhabited by people who have a long tradition of using wild mushrooms mainly as food, source of income, and medicine. Extensive utilization of wild edible mushrooms (WEM) coupled with an ever-increasing population growth, deforestation, and agricultur...

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Main Authors: Rediet Sitotaw, Ermias Lulekal, Dawit Abate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Conservation
Ethnomycology
Indigenous knowledge
Informants
Wild edible mushrooms
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-020-00361-9

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