Truffles are hypogeous fungi which live in symbiosis with plant host roots in order to
accomplish their life cycle. Some species, such as Tuber magnatum Pico, the 'white truffle' …

All available publications providing descriptions of ectomycorrhizas (ECM) were reviewed in
order to build a database containing details on fungus forming the ECM, host tree, country …

The first commercialization of seedlings inoculated with truffle fungi occurred in 1973. Over
the last 40 years, considerable progress has been made relative to quality control for …

Truffles are ectomycorrhizal species forming edible ascocarps. The Italian white truffle
(Tuber magnatum Pico) is the most famous and expensive species harvested to date; it …

The aims of the work were to elucidate the distribution of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Tuber
magnatum Pico during its symbiotic stage, and to identify the root-associated fungi in a …

In this review the current status of truffle cultivation in Europe and outside Europe is
reported. While the cultivation of Tuber melanosporum (Périgord black truffle), Tuber …

Truffles are certainly the most expensive mushrooms; the price depends primarily on the
species and secondly on the origin. Because of the price differences for the truffle species …

The price of different truffle types varies according to their culinary value, sometimes by more
than a factor of 10. Nonprofessionals can hardly distinguish visually the species within the …

The ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal communities of four natural Tuber magnatum truffle
grounds, located in different Italian regions (Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna, Molise, and …

Tuber spp. are ectomycorrhizal ascomycetes that produce subterranean ascomata known as
truffles. Truffles can be regarded as complex microhabitats hosting bacteria and yeasts. In …