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Fungi --- Tuber --- Tuber melanosporum --- coloured photographs --- soils --- TRUFFLES --- TUBER MELANOSPORUM --- TRUFFLE SOILS --- CULTIVATION

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Tuber (truffles) --- History --- ecology --- Picking --- biological development --- Cultivation --- World markets --- Professional associations --- Standardizing --- Tuber melanosporum --- Conservation

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Desert truffles are found in every known desert, irrespective of the habitat – cool or hot, loamy or acidic, sandy or heavy soil – the only common condition seems to be a limited supply of water. In contrast to ‘true’ truffles, desert truffles have evolved over time in different families, mainly within the order Pezizales. While in some arid areas, desert truffles have been traditionally used as food, in most regions interest has only recently been increasing, and truffles are now treasured for their nutritional value, as an income source and for research. This volume gives a comprehensive overview of the phylogeny, biology, mycorrhizal association, and distribution of desert truffles, their use, biochemical and medicinal properties, as well as their domestication and cultivation.

Truffles. --- Desert plants. --- Desert flora --- Black truffles, Périgord --- Périgord black truffles --- Périgord truffles --- Tuber (Fungi) --- Tuber melanosporum --- Winter truffles --- Life sciences. --- Food --- Agriculture. --- Plant breeding. --- Mycology. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Breeding/Biotechnology. --- Food Science. --- Biotechnology. --- Arid regions plants --- Edible fungi --- Tuberaceae --- Entomology. --- Food science. --- Science --- Insects --- Zoology --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Crops --- Agriculture --- Breeding --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Botany --- Fungi --- Microbiology --- Fungal biology --- Fungology --- Fungus biology --- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General.

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This book focuses on the taxonomic diversity of the genus Tuber as economically important truffles. In contributions by internationally respected scientists, it examines truffle systematics, interactions with abiotic and biotic environments, strategies for spore dispersal, and molecular processes in truffles. Topics discussed include: evolutionary theories and phylogeny of Tuber species from Asia, Europe and North-America; the influence of climate on the natural distribution of Tuber species and fruiting body production, soil characteristics and vegetation in natural habitats; tools for tracing truffles in soil, host diversity, truffle inhabiting fungi and truffle-associated bacteria; and the relationships of small mammals and wild boars with truffles, as well as the smell of truffles. This book offers a valuable reference guide for all researchers working in the fields of mycology, ecology and the soil sciences, and will also be useful for farmers and foresters interested in truffle cultivation worldwide.

Life sciences. --- Agriculture. --- Plant physiology. --- Mycology. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Life Sciences. --- Plant Physiology. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Truffles. --- Black truffles, Périgord --- Périgord black truffles --- Périgord truffles --- Tuber (Fungi) --- Tuber melanosporum --- Winter truffles --- Edible fungi --- Tuberaceae --- Entomology. --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Botany --- Plants --- Physiology --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Insects --- Zoology --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Fungi --- Microbiology --- Fungal biology --- Fungology --- Fungus biology