PJB-2025-42
Innovative fungal strategies for sustainable forest management: the role of Pleurotus citrinopileatus in wildfire risk mitigation
Md. Zahirul Islam, Syed Shaheer Hassan, Tawaf Ali Shah, Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar, Sana Tahir, Jinyan Zhao, Khuzin Dinislam, Guang Yang and Bo Zhao
Abstract
Rising frequency and intensity of forest fires seriously affect biodiversity, air quality, and human safety. The function of the saprophytic fungus Pleurotus citrinopileatus (yellow golden oyster mushroom) in reducing forest fire hazards via efficient breakdown of leaf litter is examined in this work. The study underlines the need of forest management techniques including fuel removal strategies instead of conventional fire suppression techniques, therefore encouraging ecological balance and lowering of fire threats in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). With an eye towards thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to analyze the thermal degradation characteristics of leaf litter, we carried out a series of tests to evaluate the cultivation of P. citrinopileatus utilizing leaf litter as a substrate. Analyzed key parameters such as ash concentration, thermogravimetric response, decommission temperatures, and ignition points to determine the combustibility and safety of leaf litter during burning. Our results show that P. citrinopileatus enzymatic activity improves organic matter content and recycles nutrients, therefore enhancing soil quality and perhaps helping to lower fire hazards related to litter accumulation. Furthermore, discussed are the financial consequences of growing P. citrinopileatus from agricultural waste substrates, therefore stressing its possibilities for local economic growth and employment generation. This study emphasizes both environmental and financial advantages of including fungal growth into sustainable forest management techniques, therefore helping to maximize resource recovery and waste management techniques in forest environments
To Cite this article:
Islam, M.Z., S.S. Hassan, T.A. Shah, A.R.Z. Gaafar, S. Tahir, J. Zhao, K. Dinislam, G. Yang and B. Zhao. 2025. Innovative fungal strategies for sustainable forest management: the role of Pleurotus citrinopileatus in wildfire risk mitigation. Pak. J. Bot., 57(6): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2025-6(26)
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