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© 2025 by the authors.Mycoforestry, a farming system that produces edible fungi crops in forest plantations through controlled mycorrhizal symbiosis, has the potential to enhance biodiversity in forestry plantations and mitigate some of the negative impacts associated with modern agriculture, such as soil erosion, habitat degradation, and carbon emissions. Mycoforestry systems typically exploit a range of native fungi that can be inoculated into planting stock of commercial tree species, with biodiversity benefits delivered through expanded habitat provision for the fungi and a range of other organisms through alterations to stand structure. One mycoforestry system showing strong potential for commercial viability involves the cultivation of Lactarius deliciosus (L.:Fr.) S.F. Gray in Pinaceae plantations. This review aims to evaluate the benefits of mycoforestry systems with a focus on Lactarius deliciosus (L.:Fr.) as a case study. It will review the state of the art and discuss technical developments necessary for the successful large-scale application of mycoforestry systems.
Author(s): Dhungana A, Thomas PW, Wilson C, Sanderson R, Jump A
Publication type: Review
Publication status: Published
Journal: Diversity
Year: 2025
Volume: 17
Issue: 12
Online publication date: 27/11/2025
Acceptance date: 27/10/2025
ISSN (electronic): 1424-2818
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/d17120821
DOI: 10.3390/d17120821
Data Access Statement: L. deliciosus presence records and associated soil type information for each data entry are available in section “Lactarius deliciosus” at https://nbnatlas.org/ (accessed on 4 September 2025)
