Skip to main content
Home / Acta Mycologica, Volume 47, Number 2

Open Access Is small mammal mycophagy relevant for truffle cultivation&63;

Download Article:

The full text article is available externally.

The article you have requested is supplied via the DOAJ. View from original source.

Authors: Alexander Urban 1 ; Marija Kataržytė 2 ; Susanne Schickman 3 ; Katharina Kräutler 4 ; Tony Pla 5 ; 

Source: Acta Mycologica, Volume 47, Number 2, 2013, pp. 139-143(5)

Publisher: Directory of Open Access Journals

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2012.016

This article is Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY licence.

The role of small mammal mycophagy as vectors of hypogeous fungi is well established. However, little is known about dispersal of gourmet truffle species by mammal vectors, or about the potential role of mycophagy in truffle plantations. We hypothesize that small mammal mycophagy contributes to the productivity of truffle plantations by providing inoculum for truffle mycelium establishment and mating. Spread of non-desired competitors of gourmet truffles is a potential adverse effect of small mammal mycophagy.

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Sciences University of Vienna 2: Vilnius University 3: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, 4: Forest Pathology and Forest Protection University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences 5: Faculty of Life Sciences University of Vienna

Publication date: 01 January 2013

Share Content

  • Access Key
  • Free content
  • Partial Free content
  • New content
  • Open access content
  • Partial Open access content
  • Subscribed content
  • Partial Subscribed content
  • Free trial content