The cultivation of edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) has made great progress since the first
cultivation of Tuber melanosporum in 1977 but remains in its infancy. Five cultivation steps …

Desert truffles are edible hypogeous (forming fruit bodies below ground) fungi that grow in
semi-arid and arid areas. They are highly valued for both their culinary and medicinal …

Desert truffles are edible hypogeous fungi forming ectendomycorrhizal symbiosis with plants
of Cistaceae family. Knowledge about the reproductive modes of these fungi and the …

Macrofungi (from the Greek “makros” meaning large) are ascomycetous and
basidiomycetous mushrooms that fruit above or below the ground with the word mushroom …

Sixty-four native bacterial colonies were isolated from mycorrhizal roots of Helianthemum
almeriense colonized by Terfezia claveryi, mycorrhizosphere soil, and peridium of T. claveryi …

Tuber magnatum produces the world's most expensive truffle. This fungus produces very
rare ectomycorrhizas which are difficult or even impossible to detect in the field. A “real-time” …

Hypogeous fungi are common in arid and semi-arid areas of the Mediterranean basin and,
in particular, they are found in Italy, Spain, northern African countries (especially in Morocco …

The desert truffle Terfezia claveryi is one of the few mycorrhizal fungi currently in cultivation
in semiarid and arid areas. Agroclimatic parameters seem to affect its annual yield, but there …

Terfezia species are obligate symbiotic partners of several xerophytic host plants, mainly
belonging to the Cistaceae. Yet, their mycorrhizal associations with members of the genus …

This chapter summarizes the latest basic and applied advances in desert truffle research
carried out to improve our knowledge of the biodiversity, physiology, biotechnology, and …