Abstract Knowledge of the relationships and thus the classification of fungi, has developed
rapidly with increasingly widespread use of molecular techniques, over the past 10–15 …

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 …

Truffles have evolved from epigeous (aboveground) ancestors in nearly every major lineage
of fleshy fungi. Because accelerated rates of morphological evolution accompany the …

Truffles (Tuber) are ectomycorrhizal fungi characterized by hypogeous fruitbodies. Their
biodiversity, host associations and geographical distributions are not well documented. ITS …

Fungi that produce their fruiting bodies underground within the soil profile are known
commonly as truffles. Truffle fruiting bodies harbor a diverse but poorly understood microbial …

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 …

In the very broadest sense, truffles are fungi that sequester their spores within differentiated
fruiting structures and produce these fruiting bodies below the soil or leaf litter. However, for …

The genome of the ectomycorrhizal ascomycete Tubermelanosporum has recently been
published and this has given researchers unique opportunities to learn more about the …

New collections of T. gennadii, T. oligospermum and T. asa (Tuberaceae, Pezizales) from
the Mediterranean basin were compared on the basis of morphology and DNA sequences …

Mycorrhizal symbiosis has been evolved to be ubiquitous in natural and agricultural
ecosystems. Mycorrhiza formation helps host plants acquire more nutrients and water …