List of scientists and companies
Bejerano, Nurit
nuritrb@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Department of of Life Sciences
Ben Gurion University
PO Box 625
Beer Sheva 84105
ISRAEL
Fax no. 972 7 6472890.
Nurit is interested in biology, inoculation, development of mycorrhiza, signals for
fruit body production and molecular biodiversity of Terfezias and Tuber melanosporum.
Bencivenga, M.
mbenci@unipg.it
Univ. di Perugia
Biologia vegetale, Botanica
Borgo XX Giugno, 74
06 100 Perugia
ITALY
fax: 39-75-585 64 25
Dr Bencivenga studies ecology, field experiments and molecular probes.
Brown, Daryl
da_brown@tas.for.csiro.au
CSIRO Division of Forestry
Locked Bag No 2
Sandy Bay P.O. Sandy Bay
TAS. 7005
AUSTRALIA
Cartie, Guadalupe
Servicio de Investigacion Agraria.DGA.
Unidad de Sanidad Vegetal
Montañana,177
50080 Zaragoza
SPAIN
tel:34.76.576386
fax:34.76.575501
Guadalupe studies all factors affecting mycorrhization of Quercus species with Tuber
melanosporum.
Chevalier, Gerard
gchevali@valmont.clermont.inra.fr
Station de Pathologie Vegetale
INRA
12, avenue du Brezet
F-63039 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex
FRANCE
phone: 33-73-62 44 43
fax: 33-73- 62 44 52
Gerard is workong on Tuber melanosporum: inoculation, mycorrhizal production,
molecular probes.
Colinas, Carlos
carlos.colinas@pvcf.udl.es
Universitat de Lleida
Departament de Produccio Vegetal i Ciencia Forestal
Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 177
25198 Lleida
SPAIN
phone: 973-70 20 00
fax: 973-23 82 64
Carlos is investigating possibilities for culturing different ectomycorrhizal fungi
Ferrer, Sergi
Sergi.Ferrer@uv.es
Dep. Microbiologia, Fac. Biologia
University of Valencia
E-46100 Burjassot-Valencia
SPAIN
phone: 34-6-386 4390
fax: 34-6-386 4372
Sergi studies the mycorrhizal community of Tuber melanosporum, as wellas molecular
studies of Russula and Lactarius.
Garland, Franklin
Franklin@garlandtruffles.com
Garland Gourmet Mushrooms and Truffles
3020 Ode Turner Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278
USA
phone: 1-919-732 3041
fax: 1-919-732-6037
Franklin's company is working on mass propagation of T. melanosporum using a selected
high yielding strain.
Gracia, Enric
egracia@porthos.bio.ub.es
Micologia Aplicada
Departament de Biologia Vegetal
Facultat de Biologia
Avda. Diagonal, 645
08028-Barcelona
SPAIN
phone: 34-3- 4021475
fax: 34-3- 4112842
Granetti, B.
Univ. di Perugia
Biologia vegetale, Botanica
Borgo XX Giugno, 74
06 100 Perugia
ITALY
fax: 39-75-585 64 25
Dr Granetti studies ecology, field experiments and molecular probes.
Gregori, Gianluigi
Istituto Sperimentale di Tartuficoltura
Sant'Angelo in Vado (PS)
ITALY
phone & fax: ++39.722.88.008
Guillemaud, T., Callot, G., Cleyet-Marel, J.C.
INRA, Montpellier
FRANCE
This group works with Chemico-physical parameters and population genetics in Tuber.
Hall, Ian R.
halli@crop.cri.nz
Crop & Food Research
Invermay Agricultural Centre
Private Bag 50034, Mosgiel
NEW ZEALAND
phone: 64 3 489 3809
fax:64 3 489 3739
Ian is a team leader dealing with cultivation of various edible ectomycorrhizal
mushrooms. He has written a book on truffle cultivation, and is monitoring truffle
orchards in New Zealand.
Honrubia, Mario
honrubia@fcu.um.es
Depto de Biologia vegetal (Bot.) Fac. de Biologia, C. Espinardo
Universidad murcia
E-30100 Murcia
SPAIN
phone: 34-68-30 71 00
fax: 34-68-363963
Mario is interested in Lactarius, Tuber and African edible mushrooms, and he is the
scientific coordinator of a network on Terfezia-culture (called MYCOLUDESME). This network
includes research-teams from Mediterranean countries as Morocco (Rabat, Meknes), Algeria
(Oran), Italy (Torino), Israel (the Negev- Beer-Sheva), France (Nancy, Dijon) and Spain
(Alcala de Henares, Murcia).
Khasa, P. Damase
Damase.Khasa@UAlberta.CA
751GSB
Department of Renewable Resources
University of Alberta
CANADA T662H1
phone: 403-4924413
fax: 403-4924323
Lulli, L.
Instituto Sperimentale Difesa Suolo
Firenze
ITALY
Dr Lulli study soil parameters
Manjon, José L.G.
bvjlgm@bioveg.alcala.es
Universidad de Alcala de Henares
Dpto. de Biologia Vegetal
Facultad de Ciencias
28871 Alcala de Henares (Madrid) SPAIN
phone: 91-885 5071, 885 49 65
fax:91-885 50 66
Martin, Francis
fmartin@nancy.inra.fr
Laboratoire de Microbiologie Forestière, INRA, CNRF
Champenoux-Nancy
F-54280 Seichamps
FRANCE
tel: 33-83-394080
fax: 33-83-394069
Francis develops molecular probes for Tuber melanosporum
de Miguel, Ana
amiguel@unav.es
Departamento de Botánica-Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad de Navarra
31008-Pamplona
SPAIN
Phone: 948-425600
Fax: 948 425649
Ana is working on truffle cultivation.
Mousain, Daniel
plassard@msdos.montpellier.inra.fr
INRA
Station de Recherches Symbiotes des Racines
Centre de Recherches de Montpellier
2, Place Pierre Viala
34060 Montpellier Cedex
FRANCE
phone:33-67-612453
fax: 33- 67-545708
Daniel works with inoculation and outplanting of Lactarius and Tuber.
Olivier, Jean-Marc
olivier@bordeaux.inra.fr
INRA-Bordeaux
Station de Recherches sur les champignons
B.P. 81
33883 Villenave D'Ornon Cedex
FRANCE
tel:33-56-843277
fax:33-56-843274
Jean-Marc is a team-leader for a well known mycology group focused on cultivation of
mushrooms, including mycorrhizal species like Tuber melanosporum, Lactarius delicious and
Boletus edulis.
Pacioni, G.
pacioni@aquila.infn.it
Univ. L'Aquila
ITALY
Dr Pacioni studies mycelial inoculation and mycelial growth.
Palazon, Carlos
cpalazon@mizar.csic.es
Servicio de Investigacion Agraria.DGA.
Unidad de Sanidad Vegetal
Montañana,177
50080 Zaragoza
SPAIN
tel:34.76.576386
fax:34.76.575501
Dr. Palazon is working in Tuber melanosporum and Lactarius deliciosus : inoculation,
mycorrhizal production and truffle cultivation.
Pargney, Jean-Claude
pargney@scbiol.u-nancy.fr
Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux
Universite de Nancy 1
B.P. 239
F-54506 Vandoeuvre
FRANCE
tel: 33-83-912000
fax: 33-83-903277
Jean-Claude works with cellular analysis of Tuber.
Pirazzi, R.
Centro Sperimentazione Agricola
Rome
ITALY
Dr Pirazzi study production of mycorrhizal plants.
Reyna, Santiago
mailtosantiago@ceam.es
Centro de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterraneo (CEAM)
Parque tecnologico
46980 Paterna. Valencia
SPAIN
phone: 96-1318227
fax: 96-1318190
Santiago works on silviculture of natural forest of Quercus ilex and Q.faginea to
increase productions of Tuber melanosporum. He also conducts field inoculations of
isolated adult trees.
Stahle, Peter
Peter_Stahle@capman.com.au
DPS Strategy PTY Ltd
84 Richmond Terrace
Richmond, Victoria 3121
AUSTRALIA
phone/fax: 613- 94 28 5978
Peter Stahle is a consultant investigating possibilities for commercial production of
truffles in Australia.
Le Tacon, François
le_tacon@nancy.inra.fr
INRA
Centre Rech. Forestières de Nancy
Laboratoire de Microbiologie
F-54280 Champenoux
FRANCE
Fax: 33-83 39 40 69
Talou, Thierry
talou@cict.fr
Institut national Polytechnique
École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Toulouse
118, Route de Narbonne
31077 Toulouse Cedex 4
FRANCE
phone: 33-5-61175720
fax: 33-5-61175730
Thierry has been doing research on volatile compounds in various mushrooms, and is
involved in the research on Nez
Electronique (the electrical nose) for e.g. truffle detection.
Tocci, A.
issargen@ats.it
Istituto Sperimentale per la Selvicoltura
Via Santa Margherita 80
I-52100 Arezzo
ITALY
fax ++39.575.35.34.90
phone ++39.575.35.30.21
Dr Tocci study ecology and field experiments
Wang, Yun
wangy@crop.cri.nz
Crop & Food Research
Invermay Agricultural Centre
Private Bag 50034, Mosgiel
NEW ZEALAND
phone: 64 3 489 3809
fax:64 3 489 3739
Wang is a Tricholoma and Tuber expert, but is interested in various ectomycorrhizal
fungi.
Zambonelli, Alessandra
Univ. di Bologna
zambonel@pop.agrsci.unibo.it
Dipartimento di Protezione e Valorizzazione Agroalimentare
Via Filippo Re 8, 401 26 Bologna
ITALY
tel: 051-351394
Alessandra studies mycelial growth, inoculation and field experiments.
Zamora, Miguel M.
Miguel.Maria@uv.es
Dept. de Microbiologia
Univ. de Valencia
Dr. Moliner 50
E-46100 Burjassot (Valencia)
SPAIN
Zur, Varda.
zur@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Inst of Applied Research
Ben Gurion University
PO Box 625
Beer Sheva 84105.
ISRAEL
Fax No. 972 7 6472984
Varda is interested in biology, inoculation, development of mycorrhiza, signals for
fruit body production and molecular biodiversity of Terfezias and Tuber melanosporum.
