Scientists from various countries will conduct a fungi update
The 15th International Workshop on the Study of Macromycetes will be held August 19-26 at Tomsk State University. The participants will be experts in mycology (the science of mushrooms) from Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and other countries. They will survey the forests of the region, conduct a laboratory study of the finds, and catalog the mushrooms of the Tomsk Region.
– According to official data, the Tomsk Region has 1,350 species of macromycetes, – says Olga Vaishlja, one of the organizers of the school and an associate professor at the Biological Institute of TSU. – The most recent systematic studies of fungi in our region were conducted in Soviet times. We think that in fact the number of species is much larger. A working meeting to which recognized experts will come will help to obtain factual data.
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