The efficiency of element accumulation depends on numerous factors, where the physico-chemical characteristics of the soil seem to be very important, and the role of taxonomic rank in the accumulation of elements by mushrooms seems to be important. The aim of the study was to compare the mineral composition of 7 species belonging to Leccinum and Suillus genera, collected between 2019 and 2021 from localizations in the west-central part of Poland. The research aimed to indicate the role of selected soil parameters in stimulating/inhibiting the accumulation of elements by selected Boletales mushroom species and to answer the question about the role of species belonging to the genus as an indicator determining the specific mineral composition of fruiting bodies. Soil pH and other soil properties (granulometric composition, organic carbon, degree of organic matter decomposition) may significantly affect mushrooms' mineral composition. Mushroom species belonging to Leccinum genus exhibited the higher amount of essential major and trace elements than species of Suillus genus). It suggests that the affiliation of the studied mushroom species to a specific genus may affect their mineral composition, and the physicochemical properties of the soil may be responsible for the lack of a clear division in the efficiency of element(s) accumulation. Selected species contain high amounts of K, Cu, Fe, and Zn, while others, such as selected Suillus gravellei fruiting bodies, also contain As and Cd. The results described serve as an introduction to a broader scientific discussion and require many further studies to confirm the role of taxonomic ranks and the influence of soil characteristics on the accumulation of elements by fruiting bodies.

Department of Chemistry Poznań University of Life Sciences Wojska Polskiego 75 60 625 Poznań Poland

Department of Soil Science Environmental Chemistry and Hydrology University of Rzeszów Zelwerowicza 8B 35 601 Rzeszów Poland

Department of Vegetable Crops Poznań University of Life Sciences Dąbrowskiego 159 60 594 Poznań Poland

Faculty of Agriculture Department of Applied Chemistry University of South Bohemia 370 04 České Budějovice Czech Republic

Faculty of Chemistry Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8 61 614 Poznań Poland

Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering Department of Construction and Geoengineering Poznań University of Life Sciences Wojska Polskiego 28 60 637 Poznań Poland

Laboratory of General Botany Faculty of Biology Adam Mickiewicz University Umultowska 89 61 614 Poznan Poland

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