Foods and beverages are nutrient-rich ecosystems in which most microorganisms are able
to grow. Moreover, several factors, such as physicochemical characteristics, storage …

Mushroom cropping consists of the development and fructification of different fungal species
in soil or selective substrates that provide nutrients and support for the crop. The …

Developing the production of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) mushrooms in forest has become a
challenge. Only a few ECM species are currently cultivable. Controlled mycorrhization …

Aroma variability in truffles has been attributed to maturation (Tuber borchii), linked to
environmental factors (Tuber magnatum), but the involvement of genetic factors has been …

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 …

Definition Tuber magnatum Picco is the most expensive of the truffles and a great deal of
research has been carried out in an attempt to solve the mysteries of its ecology and biology …

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

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 …

Among the hypogeous ectomycorrhizal fungi, the white truffle Tuber magnatum Picco is the
species of greatest interest, both from an ecological and economic point of view. The …

Fungi belonging to the genus Tuber produce edible ascocarps known as truffles. Tuber
magnatum Picco may be the most appreciated truffle species given its peculiar aroma. While …