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The Ganoderma: Biodiversity and Significance

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The genus Ganoderma includes intrinsic wood rotting fungi of economic importance, which are spotted widely across the globe. The various species of Ganoderma possess pathogenicity as well as therapeutic and aesthetic qualities. It is commonly referred as ‘medicinal mushroom’ across the Asia due to the presence of many chemical compounds with significant dietary and curative values. Besides the forementioned utilities, Ganoderma is an important phytopathogen that causes basal stem rot in oil palm, coconut, and areca nut trees, as well as many other trees in the forest environment, such as oak and maple. The fungus is a soil-borne facultative parasite that produces chlamydospores and basidiospores while living saprophytically on decaying roots and stumps. This chapter focuses on the Ganoderma covering biodiversity, molecular characterisation, detection, pathology including aetiology, epidemiology, mode of dissemination, and management, and economic and ecological implications. Despite the fact that in the diseases caused by Ganoderma spp., the primary cause of disease has been well researched, but early detection and management approaches are still in their immature stage. Future research priorities should include gaining a comprehensive understanding of the aetiology and epidemiology of diseases on diverse hosts, as well as addressing existing ambiguity in species nomenclature.

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