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Basic and Applied Research for Desert Truffle Cultivation

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dc.contributor.authorMorte Gómez, María Asunción
dc.contributor.authorPérez Gilabert, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez Abbad, Almudena
dc.contributor.authorArenas Jiménez, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorMarqués Gálvez, José Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorBordallo, Juan Julián
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorBerná Amorós, Luis Miguel
dc.contributor.authorLozano-Carrillo, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorNavarro Ródenas, Alfonso
dc.contributor.departmentBiología Vegetal
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-26T16:34:18Z
dc.date.available2026-02-26T16:34:18Z
dc.date.copyright© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis chapter summarizes the latest basic and applied advances in desert truffle research carried out to improve our knowledge of the biodiversity, physiology, biotechnology, and cultivation of these hypogeous and edible fungi. ITS-rDNA sequences in phylo-geographic studies and host plant and soil pH characteristics have been the key to describing eight new desert truffle species. The production of desert truffle mycorrhizal plants has been improved by using β-cyclodextrin and bioreactors for mycelium culture and native beneficial bacteria (PGPR and MHB) to increase seedling survival and mycorrhization. Some fungal enzymes have also been characterized in Terfezia claveryi ascocarps. The presence of alkaline phosphatase both in mycelia and ascocarps indicates that this enzyme plays an important role during the life cycle of T. claveryi, while acid phosphatase might be involved in a process that takes place during the ascocarp stage. Numerous desert truffle plantations have been established in Spain in the last 10 years. A high density of mycorrhizal plants combined with a proper irrigation are two important factors to stimulate ascocarp production. The combination of a high rate of intracellular colonization together with the fine-tuned expression of fungal and plant aquaporins could result in a morpho-physiological adaptation of this symbiosis in drought conditions. Moreover, desert truffle sylviculture is proposed for improving truffle production and for conserving the natural areas where desert truffle grow.
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dc.identifier.citationMorte, A. et al. (2017). Basic and Applied Research for Desert Truffle Cultivation. In: Varma, A., Prasad, R., Tuteja, N. (eds) Mycorrhiza - Eco-Physiology, Secondary Metabolites, Nanomaterials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57849-1_2
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57849-1_2
dc.identifier.eisbn978-3-319-57849-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/215001
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer
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dc.titleBasic and Applied Research for Desert Truffle Cultivation
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