1st Edition
Truffles Diversity, Ecology and Biotechnology
Preface
OVERVIEW
1. Global Diversity and Ecology of Truffles
Hakkou, S., Sabir, M. and Machouri, N.
2. Unveiling Global Trends and Implications: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Desert Truffles
Samad Jamali
3. Desert Truffles: An Appraisal
Aouali, S.
4. Truffle Industry: An Overview
Hesham R. El-Seedi, Doaa M. Abo-Atya, Shaden Khalifa, Tiehua Zhang and Jelena Popović-Djordjević
DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY
5. Diversity, Distribution and Ecology of Truffles in Morocco
Hakkou, S., Sabir, M. and Machouri, N.
6. Diversity, Distribution and Significance of Truffles in Türkiye
Mehmet Akyüz and Sevda Kırbağ
7. Diversity, Ecology and Mycorrhizal Association of Desert Truffles in Morocco
Hicham Kaddouri, Lahcen Ouahmane and Abdessamad Tounsi
8. Black Truffles (Tuber melanosporum) in Holm Oak Ecosystems in Morocco
Hakkou, S., Sabir, M. and Machouri, N.
9. Ecological-Vegetational Characteristics of Truffle Habitats as an Important Basis for Choosing the Optimal Method of Their Cultivation
Srđjan Ljubojević, Ladislav Vasilišin, Goran Vučić and Tihomir Radovac
BIOACTIVE POTENTIAL
10. The Medicinal Properties of Truffles
Mehmet Akyüz and Sevda Kırbağ
11. Biomedical Significance of Truffles: Insights into Human Health
Sandesh J. Marathe
12. Desert Truffles: A Potential Bioresource for Bioactive Compounds of Medicinal Value
Siti Zulaiha Hanapi, Dalia Sukmawati, Muktiningsih Nurjayadi, Faiq H.S. Hussain and Hesham Ali El Enshasy
NUTRACEUTICAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
13. Traditional Knowledge on the Culinary and Therapeutic Value of Truffles in Morocco
Hakkou, S., Sabir, M. and Machouri, N.
14. The Truffle Value Chain in Morocco and its Socioeconomic Significance
Hakkou, S., Sabir, M. and Machouri, N.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
15. Small-Scale Truffle Cultivation
Srđjan D. Ljubojević
16. Industrial Prospects of Truffles
Kirsten Allen
17. Industrial Perspectives of Truffles and Their Products
Nirali Dedhia
18. Truffle Products: From Food to Pharmaceutical Industries
Hesham Ali El Enshasy, Rozaliana Abdul Karim, Intan Baizura Mohamed, Muktiningsih Nurjayadi, Dalia Sukmawati and Tony Peng
Index
Biography
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.
