Truffles: From Islamic culture to chemistry, pharmacology, and food trends in recent times

SAM Khalifa, MA Farag, N Yosri, JSM Sabir… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Many years back, during Islamic civilization, truffle (Kama'ah) was mentioned by
Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) to be well recognized as a therapeutic for eye diseases.(“In the …

[HTML][HTML] Certainties and uncertainties about the life cycle of the Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.)

F Le Tacon, A Rubini, C Murat, C Riccioni… - Annals of Forest …, 2016 - Springer
Key message Several aspects of the life cycle of the Périgord black truffle have been
elucidated only recently, while others remain either controversial or unstudied. In this paper …

Fungi as a source of food

J Dupont, S Dequin, T Giraud, F Le Tacon… - Microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this article, we review some of the best-studied fungi used as food sources, in particular,
the cheese fungi, the truffles, and the fungi used for drink fermentation such as beer, wine …

First production of Italian white truffle (Tuber magnatum Pico) ascocarps in an orchard outside its natural range distribution in France

C Bach, P Beacco, P Cammaletti, Z Babel-Chen… - Mycorrhiza, 2021 - Springer
Truffles are ectomycorrhizal species forming edible ascocarps. The Italian white truffle
(Tuber magnatum Pico) is the most famous and expensive species harvested to date; it …

Successes and challenges in the sustainable cultivation of edible mycorrhizal fungi–furthering the dream

A Guerin-Laguette - Mycoscience, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
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 …

Ectomycorrhizal fungus diversity and community structure with natural and cultivated truffle hosts: applying lessons learned to future truffle culture

AM De Miguel, B Águeda, S Sánchez, J Parladé - Mycorrhiza, 2014 - Springer
Since the first truffle plantations were established in France, Italy and other parts in the
world, many studies have been carried out to improve their productivity and sustainability …

The influence of forest surroundings on the soil fungal community of black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) plantations

D Oliach, C Colinas, C Castaño, CR Fischer… - Forest ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Black truffles are a highly valued non-wood forest product. The success of truffle plantations
is arousing the interest to establish orchards within forest settings. One main concern is that …

Interannual dynamics of Tuber melanosporum and fungal communities in productive black truffle orchards amended with truffle nests

S Garcia-Barreda, P Marco, G Bonito… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Truffle growers devote great efforts to improve black truffle productivity, developing
agronomic practices such as 'truffle nests'(peat amendments that are supplemented with …

Accidental cultivation of the European truffle Tuber brumale in North American truffle orchards

B Lemmond, A Sow, G Bonito, ME Smith - Mycorrhiza, 2023 - Springer
Tuber brumale is a European edible truffle species that is often viewed as a contaminant in
truffle orchards, as it visually resembles more valuable black truffles such as T …

Five years investigation of female and male genotypes in périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.) revealed contrasted reproduction strategies

H De la Varga, F Le Tacon, M Lagoguet… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.) is a heterothallic ascomycete that
establishes ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with trees and shrubs. Small‐scale genetic structures …