The development of affordable and reliable DNA-based analysis protocols and sampling procedures for the detection of commercial truffle species used in truffle cultivation
March 17, 2021This project addresses a challenge in the truffle industry, specifically the detection and monitoring of truffle fungi during the many-year…Tuber brumale and other mycorrhizal fungi that may fruit in our truffle orchards by Dr. Christine Fischer
March 17, 2021By establishing black truffle orchards, we are introducing a new fungus to our soils and inevitably there will be shifts…Industry Integrity, Truffle Grading, Coop and Collective Development, and How to Managing an Aging Orchard by Olivia Martin-Taylor
February 3, 2021The burgeoning truffle industry in North America has the unique opportunity to establish standards that ensure the highest levels of…Is Tuber brumale a Threat to T. melanosporum and T. aestivum Plantations?
November 30, 2020i F o r e s t: Biogeosciences and Forestry, Research Article: True truffles in the genus Tuber are the…Truffle Farms of North America Databasing Project – Creating a resource for the North American Truffle Industry by Gregory Bonito & Scott Oneto
November 18, 2020[Public] A team of researchers are conducting a survey of the North American Truffle Industry. NATGA sees this project as…Testing your trees for colonization: The Why’s & How’s by Inga Meadows
September 28, 2020Truffle farming can be a rewarding experience when truffles are found, but the years between planting your seedlings and before…Truffle sex & what that means for orchard management & productivity by Shannon Berch
July 22, 2020In this presentation, Dr. Sannon Berch reviews four scientific publications (see below) that are available for free download or on…Ascoma genotyping and mating type analyses of mycorrhizas and soil mycelia of Tuber borchii in a truffle orchard established by mycelial inoculated plants
July 17, 2020Tuber borchii (the Bianchetto truffle) is a heterothallic Ascomycete living in symbiotic association with trees and shrubs. Maternal and paternal…UNECE STANDARD FFV-53 concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of Truffles 2017 edition
July 2, 2020United Nations standards concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of Truffles.Standardising the Aroma Bouquet of Australian Black Truffles (T. Melanosporum)
July 2, 2020A quality grading system developed using sensory technology and based on chemical signatures (aroma profiles) is proposed to underpin the…Variability and trends of black truffle production in Spain (1970-2017): Linkages to climate, host growth, and human factors
July 2, 2020Black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is a highly-appreciated fungus that grows below ground during several months, undergoing a series of morphogenetic…Edaphic and temporal patterns of Tuber melanosporum fruitbody traits and efect of localised peatbased amendment
July 2, 2020In Tuber melanosporum cultivation, fruitbody traits are gaining relevance due to their increasing prominence on prices. We investigated the edaphic…Certainties and uncertainties about the life cycle of the Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.)
July 2, 2020Several aspects of the life cycle of the Périgord black truffle have been elucidated only recently, while others remain either…First evidence for truffle production from plants inoculated with mycelial pure cultures
July 2, 2020Truffle (Tuber spp.) cultivation is based on raising mycorrhizal trees in greenhouses that have been inoculated with suspensions of ascospores.…The need for proper edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) cultivation trials: How plantation management impacts yields by Dr. Alexis Guerin
June 8, 2020Knowing how plantation management affects the yield of edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) is both a new and complex issue. We…Understanding Basic Principles for Black Truffle Cultivation by Christine Fischer
March 25, 2020This introductory NATGA webinar will provide a foundation to the science and ecology of Tuber melanosporum. With this knowledge and…