TY - JOUR TI - Polyporus squamosus (Huds.) Fr. in the Black Sea Region AB - Polyporus squamosus (Huds.) Fr., also named as Aladana, Peri Semeri, Pullu Mantar invarying by localities of Turkey, is an edible wild mushroom species widely existed in themycobiota of the Black Sea Region. It has not been sold in the local markets. The publicrecognition of this mushroom may change locally in the Black Sea Region. It is widelyconsumed by the people in some parts of the region. It is usually appeared in the natureduring May-September on the logs, dead and living trunks of the deciduous trees.Following the rainy period, it grows so fast and can produce a few kilograms fruit bodywithin a short period. It is delicious and precious as much as meat for the nutritionalvalue, especially during early growth stage. In this review, general knowledge on themorphological and ecological characteristics, nutritional value and medicinal propertiesof P. squamosus mushroom and some study results on the domestication of thismushroom have been presented in order to improve the public awareness and itsconsumption. AU - Peksen, Aysun AU - ÜSTÜN, NEBAHAT ŞULE AU - BULAM, SANEM DO - 10.24925/turjaf.v6i2.183-188.1546 PY - 2018 JO - Türk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 2148-127X SP - 183 EP - 188 DB - TRDizin UR - http://search/yayin/detay/326031 ER -