Elaziğ-Malatya çevresinde yetişen Terfezia ve Picoa trüf türlerinin mikorizal ilişkileri ile in situ ve ex situ koruma durumunun tespit edilmesi Determination of mycorrhizal relations, and ex situ and in situ conservation of Terfezia and Picoa truffles that grow naturally in the Elaziğ-Malatya Region of Turkey

The aim of this study was to investigate the mycorrhizal relations of semi arid-arid (desert) truffles that grow in the vicinity of Elazig and Malatya, in the hope of protecting and conserving (in situ and ex situ) them. The root structures of Helianthemum plants, which were gathered from areas where truffles grow, were studied, and their hyphae structures were determined. Samples of T. boudieri, T. claveryi, T. olbiensis, P. lefebvrei and P. juniperi were labeled and dried, and the gene sources were conserved (ex situ conservation) by acquiring pure mycelium from fresh ascocarp structures by using tissue culture method. It was determined that the areas where truffles naturally grow should be declared "natural protection zones", and these habitats should be recognised as in situ conservation zones.