Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding. [PDF]
Mycorrhiza, 2023 The white truffle (Tuber magnatum Picco.; WT) is the most expensive and arguably also the most delicious species within the genus Tuber. Due to its hidden belowground life cycle, complex host symbiosis, and yet unknown distribution, cultivation of the ...
Čejka T, Trnka M, Büntgen U.
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Predicted climate change will increase the truffle cultivation potential in central Europe. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Climate change affects the distribution of many species, including Burgundy and Périgord truffles in central and southern Europe, respectively. The cultivation potential of these high-prized cash crops under future warming, however, remains highly ...
Čejka T +7 more
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Cultivation and mating of the truffle Tuber japonicum in plantations of ectomycorrhizal Quercus serrata seedlings [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyTuber 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 inoculated Quercus serrata seedlings for the first time.
Noritaka Nakamura +8 more
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Black truffle cultivation: a global reality
Forest Systems, 2014 Aim of study: In recent decades the cultivation of the black truffle Tuber melanosporum has expanded across all the Mediterranean-climate regions, but also to other regions outside the European standard for the species.
Santiago Reyna, Sergi Garcia-Barreda
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Empirical or rational truffle cultivation? It is time to choose.
Forest Systems, 2014 Aim of study: The aim of this study was to finalize a new method of truffle cultivation in order to obtain an earlier, more regular and sizeable production of high quality fruiting bodies.
Gerard Chevalier, Jean C. Pargney
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Current status of truffle cultivation: recent results and future perspectives
Italian Journal of Mycology, 2015 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 aestivum (summer or Burgundy truffle) and Tuber borchii (bianchetto truffle ...
Alessandra Zambonelli +2 more
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Effect of Selected Truffle-Associated Bacteria and Fungi on the Mycorrhization of Quercus ilex Seedlings with Tuber melanosporum [PDF]
BioTechThe success of truffle cultivation is especially dependent on the quality of truffle-mycorrhized seedlings, which are typically produced in nurseries under aseptic conditions to avoid root colonization by undesired ectomycorrhizal fungi.
Eva Gómez-Molina +4 more
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Is small mammal mycophagy relevant for truffle cultivation?
Acta Mycologica, 2013 The role of small mammal mycophagy as vectors of hypogeous fungi is well established. However, little is known about dispersal of gourmet truffle species by mammal vectors, or about the potential role of mycophagy in truffle plantations.
Alexander Urban +4 more
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Phytosanitary problems detected in black truffle cultivation. A review
Forest Systems, 2014 Aim of study: In black truffle plantations, many factors are driving the emergence of new pests and diseases which in forestry areas go unnoticed. Usually, the incidence of most of them is low. Nevertheless, in specific cases, some of them are capable of
María Martín-Santafé +3 more
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Land Selection in Truffle Cultivation
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2022 Truffles are a highly valued fungi group because of their gastronomic and economic importance. Even though the demands for truffles, particularly Tuber melanosporum and T.
İsmail Şen
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