The consumption of fungi by animals is a significant trophic interaction in most terrestrial
ecosystems, yet the role mammals play in these associations has been incompletely …

Truffles are underground edible fungi that grow symbiotically with plant roots. They have
been globally considered as one of the most expensive foods because of their rarity, unique …

Background: The objective of this study was to analyze the current situation of the truffle
sector in the main producing countries of the Mediterranean area. Additionally, we identified …

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 …

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 …

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

Macrofungi (from the Greek “makros” meaning large) are ascomycetous and
basidiomycetous mushrooms that fruit above or below the ground with the word mushroom …

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 …

Tuber borchii is an ectomycorrhizal ascomycete with a wide ecological range, which forms
valuable fruit bodies (truffles). The effect of heat stress on the growth and morphology of …

Tuber borchii (the Bianchetto truffle) is a heterothallic Ascomycete living in symbiotic
association with trees and shrubs. Maternal and paternal genotype dynamics have already …