Background: In the history of medicinal science of the medieval East, the merits of the great
tabibs-physicians Ar-Razi, Avicenna (Ibn Sinо), the scientist-encyclopedist Beruni, Yusufi …

Background Many years back, during Islamic civilization, truffle (Kama'ah) was mentioned by
Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) to be well recognized as a therapeutic for eye diseases.(“In the …

CONTEXT Agricultural food production is both affected by and contributing to climate
change. At the global scale, agri-food systems are responsible for one-third of total …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an important role in the establishment and
maintenance of plant communities in forest ecosystems. Most previous studies about AMF …

Background and aims Pecan truffles (Tuber lyonii) have high commercial value and the
potential to be produced in a dual-crop** system with pecan. However, little is known …

In this review the current status of truffle cultivation in Europe and outside Europe is
reported. While the cultivation of Tuber melanosporum (Périgord black truffle), Tuber …

Yield and different nut parameters were measured for two growing seasons on mature (28–
29 years) trees of 11 pecan cultivars grown in an experimental orchard located in the Puglia …

Burgundy truffles (Tuber aestivum syn. Tuber uncinatum) are the highly prized fruit bodies of
subterranean fungi always occurring in ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with host plants …

Pecan, Carya illinoinensis, is an economically important nut producing tree that can
establish ectomycorrhizal symbiosis with a high diversity of fungi. In the southern USA …

Pecan trees are known to form ectomycorrhizae with a wide range of fungi, including
commercial truffles that can be cultivated in agroforestry systems. Here, we investigated …