Truffles - Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology

Truffles are economically valued macro-fungi with numerous environmental, agricultural, and human health applications. They have attracted attention due to their ability to produce varied metabolites of basic, health and industrial significance.

List of contents

OVERVIEW. Global Diversity and Ecology of Truffles. Unveiling Global Trends and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Desert Truffles. Desert Truffles: An Appraisal. Truffle Industry: An Overview. DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY. Diversity, Distribution and Ecology of Truffles in Morocco. Diversity, Distribution and Significance of Truffles in Türkiye. Diversity, Ecology and Mycorrhizal Association of Desert Truffles in Morocco. Black Truffles (Tuber melanosporum) in Holm Oak Ecosystems in Morocco. Ecological-Vegetational Characteristics of Truffle Habitats as an Important Basis for Choosing the Optimal Method of Their Cultivation. BIOACTIVE POTENTIAL. The Medicinal Properties of Truffles. Biomedical Significance of Truffles: Insights into Human Health. Desert Truffles: A Potential Bioresource for Bioactive Compounds of Medicinal Value. NUTRACEUTICAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES. Traditional Knowledge on the Culinary and Therapeutic Value of Truffles in Morocco. The Truffle Value Chain in Morocco and its Socioeconomic Significance. INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. Small-Scale Truffle Cultivation. Industrial Prospects of Truffles. Industrial Perspectives of Truffles and Their Products. Truffle Products: From Food to Pharmaceutical Industries.

About the author

Kandikere R. Sridhar is an adjunct faculty member at Mangalore University, India. His primary area of study is aquatic fungi in freshwater and marine waters. He has research collaborations in the USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Portugal. He was president of the Mycological Society of India (2018), a distinguished Asian mycologist (2015), and one of the world's top 2% scientists in the field of mycology (2019-24).
Sunil K. Deshmukh is a Scientific Advisor to Greenvention Biotech, Uruli-Kanchan, Pune, India, and Agpharm Bioinnovations LLP, Patiala, Punjab, India. A, veteran industrial mycologist, he has spent a substantial part of his career in drug discovery at Hoechst Marion Roussel Limited (now Sanofi India Ltd.), Mumbai, and Piramal Enterprises Limited, Mumbai. He has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at Deakin University, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Kandikere Deshmukh Sridhar
• Assisted by: Sunil Deshmukh (Editor), Deshmukh Sunil Kumar (Editor), Kandikere Sridhar (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032819921
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281992-1
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Progress in Mycological Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Agronomy / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Biotechnology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Mycology, biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, Dietetics & nutrition, Biodiversity, Environmental Management, Botany & plant sciences, Dietetics and nutrition, Agricultural science, Food & beverage technology, Food and beverage technology, Botany and plant sciences, Mycology, fungi