THE FIRST REPORT OF TRUFFLES (TUBER AESTIVUM VITTAD.) IN ZADAR COUNTY

Slaven Zjalić; Marzia Scapari; Anica Čuka; Zoran Šikić; Massimo Reverberi

doi:10.15291/geoadria.3157

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Slaven Zjalić University of Zadar, Department of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, Zadar, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5123-7687 (unauthenticated)
Marzia Scapari Sapienza University Rome, Department of Environmental Studies, Rome, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1760-2131 (unauthenticated)
Anica Čuka University of Zadar, Department of Geography, Zadar, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4227-2763 (unauthenticated)
Zoran Šikić University of Zadar, Department of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, Zadar, Croatia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8684-0451 (unauthenticated)
Massimo Reverberi Sapienza University Rome, Department of Environmental Studies, Rome, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3671-6783 (unauthenticated)

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https://doi.org/10.15291/geoadria.3157

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truffles, Tuber aestivum Vittad., Zadar County

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True truffles (Tuber spp.) are among the most appreciated mushroom in gastronomy. Due to their particular taste and limited natural availability the price of these underground mushrooms is high. In Croatia, the most important presence of Tuber spp. was reported in Istria. Since seven to eight decades ago there have been stories of Zadar’s truffles which are transmitted orally from generation to generation but, till now, no written document that could confirm it has been found. In this study, truffles were searched for on different locations in Zadar County, the presumed truffles were harvested and molecular analyses were performed to identify them. The results undoubtedly show that the summer truffle, Tuber aestivum Vittad. is present in Zadar County.

THE FIRST REPORT OF TRUFFLES (TUBER AESTIVUM VITTAD.) IN ZADAR COUNTY

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