Desert truffles [electronic resource] : phylogeny, physiology, distribution and domestication / Varda Kagan-Zur, Nurit Roth-Bejerano, Yaron Sitrit, Asunción Morte, editors.
Kagan-Zur, Varda, editor of compilation.
2014
QK623.T8 D47 2013
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Title Desert truffles [electronic resource] : phylogeny, physiology, distribution and domestication / Varda Kagan-Zur, Nurit Roth-Bejerano, Yaron Sitrit, Asunción Morte, editors.
ISBN 9783642400964 electronic book
3642400965 electronic book
9783642400957
3642400957
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40096-4
Published Heidelberg : Springer, 2014.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 397 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-642-40096-4 doi
Call Number QK623.T8 D47 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification 579.5/7
Summary Desert truffles are found in every known desert, irrespective of the habitat - cool or hot, loamy or acidic, sandy or heavy soil - the only common condition seems to be a limited supply of water. In contrast to true truffles, desert truffles have evolved over time in different families, mainly within the order Pezizales. While in some arid areas, desert truffles have been traditionally used as food, in most regions interest has only recently been increasing, and truffles are now treasured for their nutritional value, as an income source and for research. This volume gives a comprehensive overview of the phylogeny, biology, mycorrhizal association, and distribution of desert truffles, their use, biochemical and medicinal properties, as well as their domestication and cultivation.
Note Includes index.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 4, 2013).
Added Author Kagan-Zur, Varda, editor of compilation.
Series Soil biology ; v.38. 1613-3382
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Hypogeous desert fungi
Nomenclatural history and Genealogies of Desert Truffles
Cryptic and new species
Soil Properties
Types of Mycorrhizal Association
Pre-symbiotic interactions between the desert truffle Terfezia boudieri and its host plant Helianthemum sessiliflorum
Benefits conferred on plants
Ecology and Distribution of Desert Truffles in Western North America
The European desert truffles
Mediterranean Basin: North Africa
Asian Mediterranean Desert Truffles
Non mediterranean Asian desert countries
Ecology and Distribution of Desert Truffles in the Kalahari of southern Africa
Ecology and Distribution of Desert Truffles in the Australian Outback
The History of Desert-Truffle Use
Enzymes in Terfezia claveryi ascocarps
Nutritional and antioxidant properties of Terfezia and Picoa
Nutritional and antioxidant Properties of the white desert truffle Tirmania nivea (Zubaidi).
Preservation of Truffles
The Medicinal Value of Desert Truffles
Domestication: Preparation of mycorrhizal seedlings
Preparation and maintenance of both man-planted and wild plots.

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