Domestication through clandestine cultivation constrained genetic diversity in magic mushrooms relative to naturalized populations
Current Biology December 1, 2023 Alistair R. Mctaggart, Stephen Mclaughlin, Jason C. Slot et al. 6 citations
Fungi that are edible or fermentative were domesticated through selective cultivation of their desired traits. Domestication is often associated with inbreeding or selfing, which may fix traits other than those under selection, and causes an overall decrease in heterozygosity. A hallucinogenic mushroom, Psilocybe cubensis, was domesticated from its niche in livestock dung for production of...