Since the 3rd International Truffle Conference in Spoleto (2008), researchers have made
considerable progress in advancing understanding of the biology and ecology of Tuber …

Aim of study: In recent decades the cultivation of the black truffle Tuber melanosporum has
expanded across all the Mediterranean-climate regions, but also to other regions outside the …

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 …

As we were writing this preface, the COP21 international conference on climate change was
being held in Paris, highlighting the importance of all initiatives to protect the future of the …

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 …

Burgundy truffles (Tuber aestivum syn. Tuber uncinatum) are the highly prized fruit bodies of
subterranean fungi always occurring in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with host plants …

Abstract Tuber magnatum Picco, the Italian white truffle, and T. borchii Vittad., the bianchetto
truffle, are two European white truffles that command high prices because of their excellent …

The 'black diamond', the 'mysterious product of the earth', the 'ultimate fungus' and 'la grande
mystique'are some of the common names describing the delectable Périgord black truffle …

Truffles, venerated among the world's culinary delicacies, are the reproductive structures of
various ascomycetous fungi. Research on truffle cultivation began in the mid 1800's and …

Abstract The European species Tuber melanosporum and the Asian species T. indicum are
phylogenetically and morphologically very close. T. indicum is formed by a complex of …