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Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Three Agaricus Species from Jammu and Kashmir, India

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The genus Agaricus is a saprophytic and cosmopolitan genus occurring in diverse type of habitats. In the present study, we report three interesting species of genus Agaricus viz., A. sinoplacomyces, A. sylvaticus and A. subrufescens, from different regions of Jammu and Kashmir. Identification was carried out through combined morpho-anatomical and nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) sequence analysis. Agaricus sinoplacomyces is recorded for the first time from India while A. sylvaticus and A. subrufescens are reported for the first time from Jammu and Kashmir. Detailed morphological descriptions, colour photographs, line drawings, and molecular phylogeny are provided.

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The authors duly acknowledge the Head, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu for providing laboratory facilities. The first author is grateful to Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India for the financial assistance in the form of Senior Research Fellowship.

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This research was funded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) GOI in the form of SRF 09/0100(12896)/2021-EMR-I.

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MA and KV: Field study, macro- and microscopic characterization, formation of photographic plates, molecular phylogeny and writing of manuscript. YP Sharma: Reviewing the manuscript and overall guidance in this study.

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Masood Ahamed, Verma, K. & Sharma, Y.P. Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Three Agaricus Species from Jammu and Kashmir, India. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 51, 980–992 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359023606134

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