Black truffles and white truffles are widely studied around the world, but their effects on plant
growth and physiological responses, and on the mycorrhizosphere bacterial community of …

The members of the genus Tuber are Ascomycota that form ectomycorrhizal associations
with various coniferous and broadleaf tree species. In the teleomorphic stage, the species of …

Pure cultures of Tuber were isolated from ectomycorrhizal root tips in Abies sachalinensis
plantations in Hokkaido, Japan. Their phylogenetic relationships as well as vegetative …

Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) forests are devastated and abandoned in Japan. Although
mushroom products are profitable, with the marketable ones expected to originate from …

A white-colored truffle Tuber japonicum, indigenous to Japan, is an ascomycetous
ectomycorrhizal fungus. To clarify the physiological characteristics of this fungus, we …

The vegetative propagation of ectomycorrhizal truffle fungi is limited by their slow mycelial
growth. Many factors including media, isolate genotypes and environmental conditions can …

Seedlings of Pinus densiflora and Abies sachalinensis were inoculated with Tuber mycelial
strains of the Puberulum clade in vitro to examine the morphological characteristics of their …

In Japan, many edible ectomycorrhizal (EM) mushrooms have been harvested in the wild.
Among them, matsutakes (Tricholoma matsutake) and honshimejis (Lyophyllum shimeji) are …

The mycelial growth performance of wild isolated Schizophyllum commune of Northern
Malaysia on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) and Malt Extract Agar (MEA) was first compared in …

Members of the genus Tuber are ectomycorrhizal fungi; this genus includes more than 180
species worldwide. In the present study, the optimal pH, temperature, and medium suitable …