Table 6.3
Species of edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms and their reported potential agricultural use and active principles involved
Mushroom species
Activity
Active principle or extract
Reference
Albatrellus ovinus
(Schaeff.) Kotl. &
Pouzar
Antimicrobial
Ethyl acetate extracts of sporomes had antimicrobial
effect against the plant pathogen Nematospora coryli,
which originates stigmatomycosis
Stadler and Sterner
(1998)
Amanita excelsa
(Fr.)
Bertill
Nematicidal
Fermentation filtration showed a strong toxicity against the
plant pathogenic nematodes Aphelenchoides basseyi
and Meloidogyne incognita
Chen et al. (2010a)
Amanita gemmata
(Fr.)
Bertill.
[= A. junquillea
(Quél.]
Nematicidal
Broth culture extracts, negatively influence the growth of
the parasite pine nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Dong et al. (2006)
Amanita muscaria
(L.) Lam.
Insecticidal
Thedioleine 1,3 17, a diester of glycerol, oleic and ibotenic
acids
Michelot and
Melendez-Howell
(2003); Takemoto
et al. (1964).
Boletus aereus
Secr.
Insecticidal
Proteins (haemolysin and lectin) extracted from powdered
sporomes toxic to Drosophila melanogaster
Wang et al. (2002)
Boletus badius
Pers.
[= Xerocomus badius
(Fr.) E.J. Gilbert]
Insecticidal
Proteins (haemolysin and lectin) extracted from powdered
sporomes toxic to Drosophila melanogaster
Wang et al. (2002),
Mier et al. (1996),
Besl et al. (1987)
Boletus edulis
Bull.
Insecticidal
Extracts from powdered sporomes toxic to Drosophila
melanogaster
Mier et al. (1996)
Boletus erythropus
sensu
Persoon (=B. queletii
Schulzer)
Insecticidal
Extracts from powdered sporomes toxic to Drosophila
melanogaster
Mier et al. (1996),
Besl et al. (1987)
Boletus luridus
Sowerby
Insecticidal
Extracts from powdered sporomes toxic to
Drosophila melanogaster
Mier et al. (1996)
Boletus subtomentosus
L. [=Xerocomus
subtomentosus
(L.)
Quél.]
Insecticidal
Proteins (haemolysin and lectin) extracted from
powdered sporomes toxic to Drosophila melanogaster
Wang et al. (2002),
Mier et al. (1996),
Besl et al. (1987)
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Species of edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms and their reported potential agricultural use and active principles involved
Mushroom species
Activity
Active principle or extract
Reference
Albatrellus ovinus
(Schaeff.) Kotl. &
Pouzar
Antimicrobial
Ethyl acetate extracts of sporomes had antimicrobial
effect against the plant pathogen Nematospora coryli,
which originates stigmatomycosis
Stadler and Sterner
(1998)
Amanita excelsa
(Fr.)
Bertill
Nematicidal
Fermentation filtration showed a strong toxicity against the
plant pathogenic nematodes Aphelenchoides basseyi
and Meloidogyne incognita
Chen et al. (2010a)
Amanita gemmata
(Fr.)
Bertill.
[= A. junquillea
(Quél.]
Nematicidal
Broth culture extracts, negatively influence the growth of
the parasite pine nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
Dong et al. (2006)
Amanita muscaria
(L.) Lam.
Insecticidal
Thedioleine 1,3 17, a diester of glycerol, oleic and ibotenic
acids
Michelot and
Melendez-Howell
(2003); Takemoto
et al. (1964).
Boletus aereus
Secr.
Insecticidal
Proteins (haemolysin and lectin) extracted from powdered
sporomes toxic to Drosophila melanogaster
Wang et al. (2002)
Boletus badius
Pers.
[= Xerocomus badius
(Fr.) E.J. Gilbert]
Insecticidal
Proteins (haemolysin and lectin) extracted from powdered
sporomes toxic to Drosophila melanogaster
Wang et al. (2002),
Mier et al. (1996),
Besl et al. (1987)
Boletus edulis
Bull.
Insecticidal
Extracts from powdered sporomes toxic to Drosophila
melanogaster
Mier et al. (1996)
Boletus erythropus
sensu
Persoon (=B. queletii
Schulzer)
Insecticidal
Extracts from powdered sporomes toxic to Drosophila
melanogaster
Mier et al. (1996),
Besl et al. (1987)
Boletus luridus
Sowerby
Insecticidal
Extracts from powdered sporomes toxic to
Drosophila melanogaster
Mier et al. (1996)
Boletus subtomentosus
L. [=Xerocomus
subtomentosus
(L.)
Quél.]
Insecticidal
Proteins (haemolysin and lectin) extracted from
powdered sporomes toxic to Drosophila melanogaster
Wang et al. (2002),
Mier et al. (1996),
Besl et al. (1987)
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