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Mycorrhization of Quercus acutissima with Tuber borchii and Tuber melanosporum

  • Jung-Min Lee (Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education) ;
  • Ahn-Heum Eom (Department of Biology Education, Korea National University of Education)
  • Received : 2022.08.26
  • Accepted : 2022.12.09
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Truffles are ectomycorrhizal fungi that belong to the genus Tuber. They exhibit symbiotic relationships, particularly with oak (Quercus spp.) and hazel (Corylus spp.) trees. We performed an inoculation using a spore suspension to synthesize mycorrhizae between European truffles, Tuber borchii and Tuber melanosporum, and an indigenous oak species, Quercus acutissima. This resulted in the formation of mycorrhizae within 2 months after inoculation. Despite having the same host plant, differences in features were observed between Tuber species, including color and mantle type. These results indicate that Q. acutissima is a suitable host plant for truffle cultivation in Korea and provide a better understanding of the mycorrhization of T. borchii and T. melanosporum.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (IPET) funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (IPET319106052HD050).

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