Black Truffle

June 16 @ 1:00 pm 2:00 pm EDT

Webinar Overview:

Description and importance of two newly identified North American truffle species: Tuber canirevelatum and Tuber cumberlandense. This webinar will cover:

  • A brief introduction of the common methods used in taxonomy and the uses of
    volatile organic compound analyses.
  • Discussion of the discovery, morphology, phylogeny, and volatile profiles of Tuber
    canirevelatum
    and Tuber cumberlandense.
  • How do I work with mycologists?
Tuber canirevelatum first found December 24 2023 on a bed of moss.
Tuber canirevelatum first found December 24 2023, and a few more in February 2024 on a bed of moss. – Photo Lois Martin
Peridium of Tuber canirevelatum first found December 24 2023.
Peridium of Tuber canirevelatum first found December 24 2023, and a few more in February 2024 – Photo Lois Martin
Gleba of Tuber canirevelatum first found December 24 2023, and a few more in February 2024
Gleba Tuber canirevelatum first found December 24 2023, and a few more in February 2024 – Photo Lois Martin
Luca, a Lagotto Romagnolo from NewTown Truffiere, with a haul of Tuber cumberlandense from farm near Lexington,  KY.
Luca from NewTown Truffiere with a haul of Tuber cumberlandense from farm near Lexington,  KY.
Fresh Tuber. Cumberlandense
Fresh Fresh Tuber cumberlandense
Alassane Sow and Margaret Townsend with Luca from NewTown Truffiere, wearing tee-shirts celebrating truffle hunting dog, Monza, and her find, the T. canirevelatum (meaning dog found).
Alassane Sow and Margaret Townsend with Luca from NewTown Truffiere, wearing tee-shirts celebrating truffle hunting dog, Monza, and her find, the T. canirevelatum (meaning dog found).

Speaker

Photo of Alassane Sow

Alassane Sow

PhD Student, Microbiologist/Mycologist

Alassane Sow is a recent graduate from Michigan State University and an incoming Plant Pathology PhD student at the University of Florida.

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