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...
Main Authors: | Rediet Sitotaw, Ermias Lulekal, Dawit Abate |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-020-00361-9 |
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