TY  - CONF
AU  - Belfiori, Beatrice
AU  - Riccioni, Claudia
AU  - Gómez-Molina, Eva
AU  - Sánchez, Sergio
AU  - Gallo, Luigi
AU  - García-Barreda, Sergi
AU  - Henkrar, Fatima
AU  - Khabar, Lahsen
AU  - Marjanović, Žaklina
AU  - Rubini, Andrea
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2907
AB  - Tuber aestivum is associated with a wide range of tree species and is the most widespread edible truffle. Its capability of colonizing many different areas along with a long reaping period, increased in the last decades scientific studies and commercial interest.
A number of large- and fine-scale population genetics studies have been conducted to explore its genetic diversity and genetic structure.
Recent investigations based on ITS sequence analyses revealed a strong phylogenetic pattern and a higher level of genetic diversity in Turkish and southern European populations than in northern European populations, suggesting that Turkey and southern Europe may have acted as glacial refugia for this species. 
Despite these findings, the southernmost distributional range of the species is not yet fully explored. With the aim of evaluating other potential diversity hotspots in this study we expand previous investigation, extending the sampling to other southernmost natural T. aestivum areas, such as Moroccan mountainous regions (Middle Atlas), Serbia and several Spanish regions. 
The ongoing analyses based on haplotypes alignment of the ITS region of the rDNA, reveal as preliminary result a pronounced genetic variability among Moroccan T. aestivum populations, suggesting a possible phylogeographic differentiation also in these new areas of investigation. Additional analyses are underway to better trace natural populations of T. aestivum according to their geographic origin.
These aims could be critical both for truffle industry interest in selecting well-adapted inoculum for the production of mycorrhizal seedlings or traceability of truffles provenance, and for the establishment of programs devoted to biodiversity conservation.
PB  - University of Belgrade - Institutute for Multidisciplinary Research
C3  - Truffle Research Union of Europe Conference, September 27-30., Belgrade, Serbia, Book of Abstracts
T1  - Exploring new biodiversity hotspots in Tuber aestivum  natural distribution
SP  - 33
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2907
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Belfiori, Beatrice and Riccioni, Claudia and Gómez-Molina, Eva and Sánchez, Sergio and Gallo, Luigi and García-Barreda, Sergi and Henkrar, Fatima and Khabar, Lahsen and Marjanović, Žaklina and Rubini, Andrea",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Tuber aestivum is associated with a wide range of tree species and is the most widespread edible truffle. Its capability of colonizing many different areas along with a long reaping period, increased in the last decades scientific studies and commercial interest.
A number of large- and fine-scale population genetics studies have been conducted to explore its genetic diversity and genetic structure.
Recent investigations based on ITS sequence analyses revealed a strong phylogenetic pattern and a higher level of genetic diversity in Turkish and southern European populations than in northern European populations, suggesting that Turkey and southern Europe may have acted as glacial refugia for this species. 
Despite these findings, the southernmost distributional range of the species is not yet fully explored. With the aim of evaluating other potential diversity hotspots in this study we expand previous investigation, extending the sampling to other southernmost natural T. aestivum areas, such as Moroccan mountainous regions (Middle Atlas), Serbia and several Spanish regions. 
The ongoing analyses based on haplotypes alignment of the ITS region of the rDNA, reveal as preliminary result a pronounced genetic variability among Moroccan T. aestivum populations, suggesting a possible phylogeographic differentiation also in these new areas of investigation. Additional analyses are underway to better trace natural populations of T. aestivum according to their geographic origin.
These aims could be critical both for truffle industry interest in selecting well-adapted inoculum for the production of mycorrhizal seedlings or traceability of truffles provenance, and for the establishment of programs devoted to biodiversity conservation.",
publisher = "University of Belgrade - Institutute for Multidisciplinary Research",
journal = "Truffle Research Union of Europe Conference, September 27-30., Belgrade, Serbia, Book of Abstracts",
title = "Exploring new biodiversity hotspots in Tuber aestivum  natural distribution",
pages = "33",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2907"
}

Belfiori, B., Riccioni, C., Gómez-Molina, E., Sánchez, S., Gallo, L., García-Barreda, S., Henkrar, F., Khabar, L., Marjanović, Ž.,& Rubini, A.. (2023). Exploring new biodiversity hotspots in Tuber aestivum  natural distribution. in Truffle Research Union of Europe Conference, September 27-30., Belgrade, Serbia, Book of Abstracts
University of Belgrade - Institutute for Multidisciplinary Research., 33.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2907

Belfiori B, Riccioni C, Gómez-Molina E, Sánchez S, Gallo L, García-Barreda S, Henkrar F, Khabar L, Marjanović Ž, Rubini A. Exploring new biodiversity hotspots in Tuber aestivum  natural distribution. in Truffle Research Union of Europe Conference, September 27-30., Belgrade, Serbia, Book of Abstracts. 2023;:33.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2907 .

Belfiori, Beatrice, Riccioni, Claudia, Gómez-Molina, Eva, Sánchez, Sergio, Gallo, Luigi, García-Barreda, Sergi, Henkrar, Fatima, Khabar, Lahsen, Marjanović, Žaklina, Rubini, Andrea, "Exploring new biodiversity hotspots in Tuber aestivum  natural distribution" in Truffle Research Union of Europe Conference, September 27-30., Belgrade, Serbia, Book of Abstracts (2023):33,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2907 .