Seasonal Succession of Fungal Communities in Native Truffle (Tuber indicum) Ecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Truffles are a rare underground fungus and one of the most expensive, and sought-after kitchen ingredients in the world. Microbial ecology plays an important role in the annual growth cycle of truffles, but fungal communities in native truffle ecosystems are still largely unknown, especially for Tuber indicum from China. In this study, the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil physicochemical properties and fungal communities were described associated with four T. indicum-producing plots (TPPs) and one non-truffle-producing plot in four successive growing seasons. A total of 160 biological samples were collected, 80 of which were used for the determination of 10 soil physicochemical indices and 80 for Illumina-based analysis of the fungal microbiome. Soil physicochemical prop

SUBMITTER: Ye L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10370315 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature