Effect of Sphaerosporella brunnea mycorrhizas on mycorrhization of Quercus ilex × Tuber melanosporum

• Published in: New Zealand journal of crop and horticultural science Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 153 - 158
• Main Authors: Garcia-Montero, L. G., Massimo, G. Di, Manjón, J. L., García-Cañete, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.2008
• Subjects: black truffle; Mediterranean mushroom; mycorrhizal fungi; mycorrhized contamination; Tuber melanosporum

It is generally accepted that Sphaerosporella brunnea is a significant ectomycorrhizal contaminant in nurseries producing plants mycorrhized with various species of Tuber, and subsequently in truffières after outplanting. At the University of Alcalá, Spain, 397 small plants of Quercus ilex which wer...