Rhizopogon roseolus
| Rhizopogon roseolus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Rhizopogonaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopogon |
| Species: | R. roseolus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizopogon roseolus (Corda) Th.Fr. (1909)[1] | |
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Rhizopogon roseolus is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It is considered a delicacy in east Asia and Japan where it is traditionally known as shoro.[2] Techniques for the commercial cultivation of this fungus in pine plantations have been developed and applied with successful results in Japan and New Zealand.[2]
References
- ↑ Fries TM. (1909). "Skandinaviens Tryfflar och tryffelliknande svampar (Fungi hypogaei)". Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift (in Swedish) 3: 282.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yun W, Hall IR (2004). "Edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms: challenges and achievements". Canadian Journal of Botany 82 (8): 1063–1073. doi:10.1139/b04-051.