Updating Ecology and Distribution of Wild Truffles in Morocco

The distribution and abundance of the various truffle species are influenced by climate, soil, vegetation conditions. setting these characteristics is necessary for potential species’ cultivation. Here, we describe ecological Moroccan truffles desert their associations with host plants. We also determine climate soil parameters relating to geographic fructification truffles. In contrast truffles, which found in sub-humid environments, semi-arid arid regions Morocco. dissemination Mamora forest oriental Morocco typically linked presence Helianthemum sp., whereas existence (Tuber spp.) Middle Atlas depends on subsistence Quercus ilex Q. faginea. truffles’ mainly precipitation frequency. Terfezia arenaria Tuber oligospermum, two major forest, require an annual rainfall 435 mm average slightly acidic soil. While Highland namely boudieri, T. claveryi, Tirmania spp., 123 267 a high CaCO3 content. Otherwise, there aestivum, localized humid rate more than 650 mm, under calcareous rich organic matter plants, such as oaks, cedars, pines. Our findings open up possibility successful cultivation having economic interest through understanding requirements