Lam Dong Province, Vietnam

The Mushroom Initiative Limited (Hong Kong)

2019-202

Da Nhim Forest Enterprise, Tay Nguyen Institute of Scientific Research, Institute of Mushroom and Biotechnology, Ho Chi Minh city University of Science – Vietnam National University

Location: Lam Dong

Sponsors: The Mushroom Initiative Limited (Hong Kong)

Years: 2019 to 2022

Collaborator(s)/Partner(s): Da Nhim Forest Enterprise, Tay Nguyen Institute of Scientific Research, Institute of Mushroom and Biotechnology, Ho Chi Minh city University of Science – Vietnam National University

General Objectives:

·      To promote using mycorrhizal fungi for reforestation

·      To educate local communitiesin reforestation and sustained living with native forest with the set up of the sustainable reforestation model

Specific Objectives:

·    Investigating the ECM fungal community structures in 3 stages of reforestation of P. kesiya: nursery, immature and mature forest;

·    Investigating the ECM fungal successive occurrence in mature forest of P. kesiya; and

·    Rehabilitating the P. kesiyaforest in first stage (3-4 years) in the model areas (2 plots of 1 and 2 hectares) with mycorrhizal fungi.

Conservation