MORPHOLOGICAL ANATOMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AMONG Scleroderma spp. ECTOMYCORHIZAL FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH Gnetum gnemon L. AT PACITAN REGENCY

Abstract

Joint fir (Gnetum gnemon L.) is one of forestation plant on Java is associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi such as Scleroderma spp. In mutualistic symbiosis. Scleroderma associated with joint fir is commonly called jamur so or jamur melinjo by Javanesse people. Research on Scleroderma fungi characterization and classification in Indonesia, especially in Java is very limitted. The sample of characterization were collected from Pacitan Regency, East Java Province. Characterization of Scleroderma spp. were used macroskopic and microscopic characters from fruiting bodies, spores and infected roots of joint fir. There are three morfological character types of Scleroderma fungi associated with jont fir from Pacitan Regency.

Key words: morphological characters, ectomycorhizal fungi, Scleroderma spp., Gnetum gnemon L.