Mycologist Kamal Semwal has named species of as Paudigarhwalensis
Mycologist Kamal Semwal who belongs to Uttarakhand has named a new wild species of mushroom ( fungi) he discovered in Pauri district as Paudigarhwalensis after the district. His latest discovery has been published in the prestigious Springer Publication’s Fungal Diversity Journal. Semwal said that the objective of his naming the new species is to show love and respect for Pauri from where he has been educated.
Semwal, a doctorate from Garhwal University, is currently an Associate Professor in Eritrea, East Africa. He said that the mushroom species have a huge contribution in the forest ecosystem. “These species form a deep correlation with the roots of trees. Mushroom trees help to absorb various types of elements from the soil and the tree provides shelter and food to the mushrooms. Mushroom species convert dead plant remains into useful humus, which the tree absorbs. It can be said that only due to mushrooms, forests continue to get the necessary manure,’’ he said.
Semwal has so far discovered eight new species of the mushrooms.
Sunday, 10 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
