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1. Tuber melanosporum spread within sub-optimal climatic zones is controlled by fruiting triggers and not mycorrhiza survival

Author:
Thomas, Paul W.
Source:
Acta mycologica 2014 v.49 no.2 pp. 255-265
ISSN:
0001-625X
Subject:
Tuber melanosporum,   etc   ; Tuber aestivum; Tuber brumale; calcareous soils; climatic factors; climatic zones; cultivators; ectomycorrhizae; fruiting; host plants; rain; solar radiation; summer; temperature; truffles; Antarctica; United Kingdom;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Tuber melanosporum is the most valuable of all cultivatable truffle species. Farming of this species spans every continent with the exception of Antarctica. Tuber aestivum (syn. T. uncinatum) and Tuber brumale are truffle species that have similar host plant preference and a similar affinity for calcareous soils as T. melanosporum, but occur over a broader geographic zone. The geographic limit of ...
DOI:
10.5586/am.2014.013