Background: The objective of this study was to analyze the current situation of the truffle
sector in the main producing countries of the Mediterranean area. Additionally, we identified …

Societal Impact Statement The planet faces a climate crisis with severe health, economic
and environmental consequences. Political actions such as the European Green Deal aim to …

Terfezia arenaria is a desert truffle native to the Mediterranean Basin region, highly
appreciated for its nutritional and aromatic properties. Despite the increasing interest in this …

Black truffles are a highly valued non-wood forest product. The success of truffle plantations
is arousing the interest to establish orchards within forest settings. One main concern is that …

Abstract The European truffle beetle Leiodes cinnamomeus (Panzer)(Coleoptera:
Leiodidae) is the most important pest in black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) plantations …

The black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.) and the summer truffle (Tuber aestivum
Vittad.) are two of the most appreciated edible fungi worldwide. The natural distributions of …

Truffle cultivation has quickly grown in Europe and elsewhere as a consequence of the
increase in the demand of the market. Thus the optimization of the protocols for the …

The ectomycorrhizal fungi Tuber melanosporum Vittad. and Tuber aestivum Vittad. produce
highly valuable truffles, but little is known about the soil fungal communities associated with …

The cultivation of desert truffle Terfezia claveryi using Helianthemum almeriense as a host
plant has recently become a solid alternative crop in the Mediterranean region due to its …

The European truffle beetle Leiodes cinnamomeus is the most important pest in black truffle
(Tuber melanosporum) plantations. Current control methods against it are inefficient, so …