In this work, silver nanoparticles have been mycofabricated from Picoa sp.(a desert truffle)
for the first time. Also, the antifungal activity of Picoa-AgNPs has been investigated against …

Ophiocordyceps sinensis, one of the most important income sources of rural Tibetan
families, is an entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes the ghost moth Thitarodes larvae …

Abstract During June 2013 to March 2014, several visits were made to the truffle-bearing
areas of Kermanshah province, Iran. In this study, two specimens associated with roots of …

The species concept within the genus Picoa Vittad. is here revisited in light of new molecular
and ecological data obtained from samples collected throughout the Mediterranean basin …

Birds' truffles; Picoa spp. have been subject to few studies. Birds' truffles are considered
among desert truffles and a valuable food. Further, they were used as medicine in Arabian …

Identification of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi in different ecosystems has major significance.
In this research, to identity ECM fungi, we used two methods including the morphological …

Desert truffles are edible hypogeous fungi, which grow in arid and semiarid areas of the
Mediterranean region. They play an important role in the maintenance of rangelands by …

A new Geopora species (Pyronemataceae), Geopora ramila was described and illustrated
from the soil, under or in the vicinity of Helianthemum ledifolium var. ledifolium annual plant …

Downy mildew of peas is caused by the biotrophic pathogen Peronospora viciae f. sp pisi
(Pvp) which occurs sporadically throughout temperate pea growing regions across the …