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 …

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 …

Climate change affects the distribution of many species, including Burgundy and Périgord
truffles in central and southern Europe, respectively. The cultivation potential of these high …

Rural areas particularly suffer from economic crises where they overlap with long‐term
negative effects of climate change. Here, we introduce the concept of mycotourism by means …

Global warming is pushing populations outside their range of physiological tolerance.
According to the environmental envelope framework, the most vulnerable populations occur …

In this chapter, the past migrations of the genus Tuber are first analysed. Then the current
natural distribution of the main commercialised species related to current climatic …

Tuber species may be regarded as complex microhabitats hosting diverse microorganisms
inside their fruiting bodies. Here, we investigated the structure of microbial communities …

Pecan trees are known to form ectomycorrhizae with a wide range of fungi, including
commercial truffles that can be cultivated in agroforestry systems. Here, we investigated …

Truffles are symbiotic fungi in high demand by food connoisseurs. Improving yield and
product quality requires a better understanding of truffle genetics and aroma biosynthesis …

The black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.) and the summer truffle (Tuber aestivum
Vittad.) are two of the most appreciated edible fungi worldwide. The natural distributions of …