Publications
Peer reviewed scientific paper relevant to the truffle industry
First production of Italian white truffle (Tuber magnatum Pico) ascocarps in an orchard outside its natural range distribution in France
These results demonstrate the feasibility of T. magnatum cultivation worldwide by planting mycorrhized plants. The cultivation of T. magnatum could therefore become a real opportunity for farmers and could respond…View details...Is Tuber brumale a Threat to T. melanosporum and T. aestivum Plantations?
i F o r e s t: Biogeosciences and Forestry, Research Article: True truffles in the genus Tuber are the most valuable ectomycorrhizal fungi and their cultivation has become widespread…View details...Ascoma genotyping and mating type analyses of mycorrhizas and soil mycelia of Tuber borchii in a truffle orchard established by mycelial inoculated plants
Tuber borchii (the Bianchetto truffle) is a heterothallic Ascomycete living in symbiotic association with trees and shrubs. Maternal and paternal genotype dynamics have already been studied for the black truffles…View details...UNECE STANDARD FFV-53 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of Truffles 2017 edition
United Nations standards concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of Truffles.View details...Standardising the Aroma Bouquet of Australian Black Truffles (T. Melanosporum)
A quality grading system developed using sensory technology and based on chemical signatures (aroma profiles) is proposed to underpin the current truffle grading standards employed by the Australian Truffle Industry.View details...Variability and trends of black truffle production in Spain (1970-2017): Linkages to climate, host growth, and human factors
Black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a highly-appreciated fungus that grows below ground during several months, undergoing a series of morphogenetic stages before it is harvested in late autumn or winter.…View details...
