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Tuber cumberlandense and T. canirevelatum , two new edible Tuber species from eastern North America discovered by truffle-hunting dogs
- Award ID(s):
- 1946445
- PAR ID:
- 10585097
- Publisher / Repository:
- Mycologia
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Mycologia
- Volume:
- 116
- Issue:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 0027-5514
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 949 to 964
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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