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First report of identification and molecular characterization of Tuber aestivum in Iran

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During June 2013 to March 2014, several visits were made to the truffle-bearing areas of Kermanshah province, Iran. In this study, two specimens associated with roots of oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) were identified as Tuber aestivum Vittad based on morphological and cytological characteristics. Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was amplified by PCR using primer pair ITS1/ITS4 and the sequences were analyzed. Phylogenetic trees constructed based on ITS sequences revealed that all Iranian specimens were in the same branch in a clade with T. aestivum reported from others. All T. aestivum sequences, including Iranian specimen, showed an average of 97 % similarity (ranged from 96 to 100 %). The results of physico-chemical analyses on soil samples collected from oak forest indicated that T. aestivum was prevalent in the sandy soil with rather low phosphorus concentration, low in organic matter, and high CaCo3. To our knowledge, this is the first report of T. aestivum and its host plant from Iran.

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Jamali, S. First report of identification and molecular characterization of Tuber aestivum in Iran. Agroforest Syst 91, 335–343 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-016-9932-0

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