Publications
Peer reviewed scientific paper relevant to the truffle industry
Accidental cultivation of the European truffle Tuber brumale in North American truffle orchards
Tuber brumale is not native to or intentionally cultivated in North America, it was reported to have been accidently introduced into British Columbia in 2014 and North Carolina in 2020.…View details...Soil surface rock fragments
Soil analysis is conducted on the fine fraction, or the soil that passes through a 2 mm sieve. Surface rock fragment class is the mineral material that does not pass…View details...Soil and plant testing for truffle cultivation in North America by Shannon M. Berch and Mark Coleman
Purpose of this document Part 1: Soil testing for truffle cultivation Part 2: Plant nutrition tests for truffle cultivation Part 3: Interpretation of soil and plant tests Appendix 1: Calculating…View details...Thinking about truffle cultivation? Things to consider – Shannon Berch and Inga Meadows
The aim of this document is to briefly highlight factors/elements/challenges/issues to consider if you are thinking of getting into truffle cultivation. NATGA’s mission is to promote awareness, growth, and development…View details...Edible fungi crops through mycoforestry, potential for carbon negative food production and mitigation of food and forestry conflicts
Demand for agricultural land is a potent accelerating driver of global deforestation, presenting multiple interacting issues at different spatiotemporal scales. Here we show that inoculating the root system of tree…View details...
