Current status of truffle cultivation: recent results and future perspectives

A Zambonelli, M Iotti, I Hall - Italian journal of mycology, 2015 - italianmycology.unibo.it
In this review the current status of truffle cultivation in Europe and outside Europe is
reported. While the cultivation of Tuber melanosporum (Périgord black truffle), Tuber …

Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding

T Čejka, M Trnka, U Büntgen - Mycorrhiza, 2023 - Springer
The white truffle (Tuber magnatum Picco.; WT) is the most expensive and arguably also the
most delicious species within the genus Tuber. Due to its hidden belowground life cycle …

Soil microclimate changes affect soil fungal communities in a Mediterranean pine forest

C Castaño, BD Lindahl, JG Alday, A Hagenbo… - New …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microclimate is a potentially important regulator of the composition of plant‐associated
fungal communities in climates with significant drought periods. Here, we investigated the …

Production and turnover of mycorrhizal soil mycelium relate to variation in drought conditions in Mediterranean Pinus pinaster, Pinus sylvestris and Quercus ilex …

A Hagenbo, Y Piñuela, C Castaño… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In forests, ectomycorrhizal mycelium is pivotal for driving soil carbon and nutrient cycles, but
how ectomycorrhizal mycelial dynamics vary in ecosystems with drought periods is …

The mysteries of the white truffle: its biology, ecology and cultivation

S Graziosi, IR Hall, A Zambonelli - Encyclopedia, 2022 - mdpi.com
Definition Tuber magnatum Picco is the most expensive of the truffles and a great deal of
research has been carried out in an attempt to solve the mysteries of its ecology and biology …

Cultivation studies of edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms: Successful establishment of ectomycorrhizal associations in vitro and efficient production of fruiting bodies

A Yamada - Mycoscience, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Most edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms are harvested in forests or controlled tree
plantations; examples include truffles, chanterelles, porcinis, saffron milk caps, and …

Recent insights on biological and ecological aspects of ectomycorrhizal fungi and their interactions

A Mello, R Balestrini - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The roots of most terrestrial plants are colonized by mycorrhizal fungi. They play a key role in
terrestrial environments influencing soil structure and ecosystem functionality. Around them …

Seasonal dynamics of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Lactarius vinosus are altered by changes in soil moisture and temperature

C Castaño, JG Alday, J Parladé, J Pera… - Soil Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ectomycorrhizal fungi are important components of the carbon and nitrogen cycles in forest
soils and improve the nutrient uptake of many plants. There have been few assessments of …

Food authentication: Identification and quantitation of different tuber species via capillary gel electrophoresis and real-time pcr

S Schelm, M Siemt, J Pfeiffer, C Lang, HV Tichy… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Truffles are hypogeous fungi mainly found in Europe and Asia. Due to their special aroma
and taste, some truffle species are sold on the international market at an extremely high …

Tuber magnatum: The Special One. What Makes It so Different from the Other Tuber spp.?

C Riccioni, A Rubini, B Belfiori, G Gregori… - True truffle (Tuber spp.) …, 2016 - Springer
Tuber magnatum Pico produces the worldwide famous “Italian white truffles” or “Alba
truffles”. This species is distinct from other Tuber species for the unique aroma of its …