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 …

Life cycle and phylogeography of true truffles

J Qin, B Feng - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
True truffle (Tuber spp.) is one group of ascomycetes with great economic importance.
During the last 30 years, numerous fine-scale population genetics studies were conducted …

Efficiency of the traditional practice of traps to stimulate black truffle production, and its ecological mechanisms

E Taschen, G Callot, P Savary, M Sauve… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The black truffle Tuber melanosporum was disseminated all over the world, propelled by the
development of a wide variety of empirical practices. A widespread practice, called 'truffle …

Cultivation and mating of the truffle Tuber japonicum in plantations of ectomycorrhizal Quercus serrata seedlings

N Nakamura, A Kinoshita, S Nakano… - Applied and …, 2025 - journals.asm.org
Tuber japonicum, a white-colored truffle that is endemic to Japan, is promising for culinary
purposes due to its unique aroma. We were able to cultivate T. japonicum in plantations of …

Soil spore bank communities of ectomycorrhizal fungi in Pseudotsuga japonica forests and neighboring plantations

KH Okada, Y Matsuda - Mycorrhiza, 2022 - Springer
Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal spores play an important role in seedling establishment and
forest regeneration, especially in areas where compatible host tree species are absent …

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 …

Spatial distribution of spore banks of ectomycorrhizal fungus, Rhizopogon togasawarius, at Pseudotsuga japonica forest boundaries

KH Okada, H Abe, Y Matsuda, K Nara - Journal of Forest Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungal spore banks can facilitate seedling establishment where
compatible host tree species are absent. Although Rhizopogon togasawarius spore banks …