A Comparative Photographic Review on Higher Plants and Macro-Fungi: A Soil Restoration for Sustainable Production of Food and Energy
Sustainability
; 14(12):7104, 2022.
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in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1911536
ABSTRACT
The Kingdom of Plantae is considered the main source of human food, and includes several edible and medicinal plants, whereas mushrooms belong to the Kingdom of fungi. There are a lot of similar characteristics between mushrooms and higher plants, but there are also many differences among them, especially from the human health point of view. The absences of both chlorophyll content and the ability to form their own food are the main differences between mushrooms and higher plants. The main similar attributes found in both mushrooms and higher plants are represented in their nutritional and medicinal activities. The findings of this review have a number of practical implications. A lot of applications in different fields could be found also for both mushrooms and higher plants, especially in the bioenergy, biorefinery, soil restoration, and pharmaceutical fields, but this study is the first report on a comparative photographic review between them. An implication of the most important findings in this review is that both mushrooms and plants should be taken into account when integrated food and energy are needed. These findings will be of broad use to the scientific and biomedical communities. Further investigation and experimentation into the integration and production of food crops and mushrooms are strongly recommended under different environmental conditions, particularly climate change.
Environmental Studies; phytoremediation; food crops; energy crops; polluted soils; plant mineral nutrients; phytomedicine; Climate change; Mushrooms; Medicinal plants; Restoration; Sustainable manufacturing; Nutrition; Soil microorganisms; Environmental conditions; Crop production; Chlorophyll; COVID-19; Soils; Food sources; Food; Renewable energy; Sustainable development; Herbal medicine; Fungi; Experimentation; Reviews
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Sustainability
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2022
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