Truffle (Tuber spp.) cultivation is based on raising mycorrhizal trees in greenhouses that
have been inoculated with suspensions of ascospores. The problem with this is that pests …

The knowledge of the host diversity in the Tuber genus, an economically important group of
ectomycorrhizal fungi, is of crucial importance for efficient cultivation system establishment …

Abstract Analysis of environmental conditions in productive natural European truffières has
permitted physico-chemical characterization of truffle soils and management techniques …

The terms 'brûlé'and 'burnt'are used to describe vegetation-devoid areas of the ground
around a range of woody plants interacting with certain truffle species. Increasing interest is …

Edible mushrooms fall into three broad groups: the saprobes which grow on animal wastes
and/or dead plant material, the pathogenic species that grow on living plants or animals, and …

Since the first plantation of Terfezia mycorrhizal plants was established in 1999 in Murcia
(Spain), an increasing demand for this crop, not only in Spain but also in other countries, has …

This book focuses on recent advances in our understanding of wild edible mycorrhizal fungi,
truffle and mushrooms and their cultivation. In addition to providing fresh insights into …

The cultivation of edible mushrooms has been an activity of great ecological, social and
economic importance for many years. There is a great diversity of different species of these …

Truffles are belowground (hypogeous) relatives of the cup fungi (Castellano et al., 1989;
Trappe, 1979). They have evolved a spore dispersal strategy that depends on animals. As a …

Truffles have been the stuff of legend and culinary delight for centuries, even millennia.
Historically, all mushrooms have been regarded with mystery or suspicion due mostly to …