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The importance of botanic gardens for global change research-New insights into Cambridge's hidden truffle kingdom

Authors

CENTENARO Giada GLOVER Beverley J. PIERMATTEI Alma THOMAS Paul W. CEJKA Tomas BÜNTGEN Ulf

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Plants People Planet
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
web https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10356
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10356
Keywords Cambridge University Botanic Garden; climate change; ectomycorrhizal fungi; fungi-host interaction; John S; Henslow; mushrooms; symbiotic plant species; truffle dogs
Description Botanic gardens offer unique opportunities for unravelling responses of plant life to climate change. Despite investigations into their aboveground sphere, the belowground realm is usually neglected. Cambridge University Botanic Garden now illuminates the hidden world of one of the most sought-after culinary delicacies-the Burgundy truffle. The garden's plant diversity, the serendipity of a truffle dog, and our curiosity-driven research agenda reveal insights into 278 truffle fruitbodies that grew symbiotically with an unusually high number of host species. Our study reinforces the power of botanic gardens to disentangle ecosystem processes and emphasizes the proximity of scientific and public interests in truffles.

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