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Tuber brumale: A Controversial Tuber Species

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True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World

Part of the book series: Soil Biology ((SOILBIOL,volume 47))

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Tuber brumale is one of the most controversial and most studied Tuber species. Though they are excellently organoleptic and consequently have gastronomic and economic value, they are considered to have a contaminant role in truffle plantations. In addition, the relationship between T. brumale and Tuber moschatum was a long debate. In this chapter we would like to demonstrate the controversial situation surrounding T. brumale, summarise the accumulated knowledge from this species aggregate as well as highlight new information. This includes the realisation that T. brumale should be treated as a species aggregate with a morphologically hardly separable pseudocryptic species pair. In addition the genetic variability of the aggregate is more complex and more related to geographic regions than previously assumed, leading to a change in our understanding of the geographic distribution of T. brumale. Although our knowledge of its environmental demands has grown, we know next to nothing about the interspecific interactions between members of the aggregate or genus. Likewise, T. brumale aggr.’s mycorrhizal substitution roles in truffle plantations require further investigation.

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Merényi, Z., Varga, T., Bratek, Z. (2016). Tuber brumale: A Controversial Tuber Species. In: Zambonelli, A., Iotti, M., Murat, C. (eds) True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World. Soil Biology, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31436-5_4

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