First harvest of Périgord black truffle in the UK as a result of climate change

P Thomas, U Büntgen - Climate Research, 2017 - int-res.com
Although some truffle species are among the most expensive gourmet foods, much of their
biology and ecology is still poorly understood. Here, we provide the first record of cultivation …

A risk assessment of Europe's black truffle sector under predicted climate change

P Thomas, U Büntgen - Science of The Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a highly revered culinary icon species that grows
symbiotically with its host trees across several parts of southern Europe. Where harvested …

[HTML][HTML] Predicted climate change will increase the truffle cultivation potential in central Europe

T Čejka, M Trnka, PJ Krusic, U Stobbe, D Oliach… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Illuminating the mysterious world of truffles

U Büntgen, S Egli, W Tegel, U Stobbe… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2012 - dora.lib4ri.ch
On the basis of discovering~ 2 kg of truffles (belonging to several Tuber spp, including a>
410-g mature Burgundy truffle [T aestivum syn uncinatum]) at> 70 sites in southwest …

Black truffle cultivation: a global reality

S Reyna, S Garcia-Barreda - Forest systems, 2014 - fs.revistas.csic.es
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 …

Rethinking a sustainable truffle sector under global crises

U Büntgen, T Čejka, M Trnka, PW Thomas - Erdkunde, 2021 - JSTOR
Global climate change is the main threat for the emerging truffle sector, which already
extends across seven key regions in the Americas, Europe, South Africa and Australasia. At …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding

T Čejka, M Trnka, U Büntgen - Mycorrhiza, 2023 - Springer
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 …

The fall of the summer truffle: Recurring hot, dry summers result in declining fruitbody production of Tuber aestivum in Central Europe

BS Steidinger, U Büntgen, U Stobbe… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global warming is pushing populations outside their range of physiological tolerance.
According to the environmental envelope framework, the most vulnerable populations occur …

[HTML][HTML] The mysteries of the white truffle: its biology, ecology and cultivation

S Graziosi, IR Hall, A Zambonelli - Encyclopedia, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Black truffle winter production depends on Mediterranean summer precipitation

U Büntgen, D Oliach, F Martínez-Peña… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The unprecedented price inflation of Black truffles, recently exceeding 5000 Euro kg− 1 (in
Zurich), is a combined result of increasing global demands and decreasing Mediterranean …