August 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Webinar Overview:
Truffles are distinguished and valued owing to their volatile organic compounds. North America has a high diversity of edible truffles, including truffles in Tuberaceae (Tuber) and Morchellaceae (e.g. Leucangium, Imaia). We measured truffle VOCs from diverse North American truffle taxa across many truffle genera.
We will present on the VOC profiles from truffles, which can be complex and differ between species, but are fairly consistent within species – even from different locales. Some VOCs may be microbial-derived and indicative of truffle health or rot.
Speaker
Dr. Gregory Bonito
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor of Mycology, plant-fungal interactions, truffle ecology, & evolution of bacterial endosymbiosis in fungi.
Prof. Bonito studies ecology & evolution of plant-fungal-bacterial associations, with a particular interest in below ground root associated fungi including truffles, mushrooms & molds. These organisms provide important links between plants & soils & are functionally important to plant health & nutrition, nutrient cycles, & energy flows.…
Jud Van Wyk
Jud Van Wyk is a PhD candidate in the Plant Pathology program at Michigan State University, conducting his research in Dr. Greg Bonito’s lab.