Macrofungi are vital components of any forest ecosystem, performing different roles crucial
to ecosystem functioning. Macrofungi play effective roles in ecosystem processes such as …

Common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) that connect individual plants of the same or
different species together play important roles in nutrient and signal transportation, and plant …

Serendipitous findings and studies on Tuber species suggest that some ectomycorrhizal
fungi, beyond their complex interaction with ectomycorrhizal hosts, also colonise roots of …

Global warming is pushing populations outside their range of physiological tolerance.
According to the environmental envelope framework, the most vulnerable populations occur …

Niche construction by biota has been frequently reported for animals and plants, but fungi
have received less attention. For mycorrhizal fungi, mutualistic niche construction has been …

Background Interactions between plants and diverse root-associated fungi are essential
drivers of forest ecosystem dynamics. The symbiosis is potentially dependent on multiple …

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 …

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) raises growing interest in phytomanagement because it
commonly grows under poplar Short Rotation Coppices (SRC) set up at trace-metal (TM) …

Background Truffles are subterranean fungal fruiting bodies that are highly prized for their
culinary value. Cultivation of truffles was pioneered in Europe and has been successfully …

Tuber melanosporum (Ascomycota, Pezizales) is an ectomycorrhizal fungus that produces
highly appreciated hypogeous fruiting bodies called black truffles. The aim of this paper was …