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  • Trees and Truffles – Partners in Grime – TRAPI

    December 15, 2022
    This talk focus on optimal tree host nutrition for truffle production. I cover the basics of tree nutrition and soil…
  • Having the right tools is half the battle – TRAPI

    October 24, 2022
    Webinar Recorded 10/17/2022. This is NATGA’s first webinar under the TRAPI umbrella. We highlight the current tools and technologies using…
  • A Study of Truffle Mycorrhiza Ecology with Dr. Rytas Vilgaly

    October 6, 2022
    Webinar recorded September 19 2022. On a cold morning in February 2022 the Microbial Ecology and Evolution class (Bio557L) from…
  • Unearthing the Appalachian…or, Can I Lick Your Bottom, canaliculatum. (An important mnemonic device) by Ben Kable

    September 15, 2022
    Webinar recorded July 18 2022 As the twinkling of the last star fades The morning mists arise The secrets of…
  • Basic experimental concepts for testing management options in truffle orchards with Mark Coleman and Shannon Berch

    March 10, 2022
    Truffle growers have a lot of ideas and information available on management practices necessary to produce truffles. Sometimes ideas conflict,…
  • Truffle Research Project Updates by Scott Oneto

    January 10, 2022
    Scott Oneto gives an update of local truffle research during the 2021 NATGA Fall Congress
  • Are Truffle Congress Expenses Tax Deductible? by Alice Chapman

    January 10, 2022
    Handout supporting Alice Chapman presentation about tax law during the 2021 NATGA Fall Congress
  • Truffle Cultivation: History, Technology, Challenges by Peter Sourzat

    January 10, 2022
    Keynote presentation by Peter Sourzat at the 2021 NATGA Fall Congress
  • Irrigation treatments at the truffle association of the BC black truffle orchard by Becky Loverock

    January 10, 2022
    Study on the impact of irrigation treatments on the association of black truffle presented by Becky Loverock at the NATGA…
  • What do truffles mean? by Rowan Jacobsen

    December 14, 2021
    For centuries, truffles have been marketed as the ultimate luxury food, a precious morsel to be had in fancy restaurants.…
  • Jim Trappe On the First Truffle Congress

    December 9, 2021
    Audio recording of Jim Trappe sharing his memories about the first North American Truffle Congress
  • Species and geographic variability in truffle aromas

    November 30, 2021
    The gastronomic relevance and price of truffles are related mainly to its unique aroma. In this study, we explore the…
  • Basic Principles of Liming and Soil Acidity by Dwayne Tate

    July 29, 2021
    Dwayne Tate of North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Service, Field Services will talk about the basic principles of…
  • North American Truffle Survey Database update June 2021

    June 7, 2021
    We’re pleased to announce that dozens of growers have filled out the survey and the database is now growing. We…
  • Watering, mulching and shadowing in Tuber melanosporum and Tuber aestivum orchards by Dr. Claude Murat

    May 23, 2021
    The objective of my presentation is to illustrate several researches on truffle life cycle and truffle cultivation developed in France.…
  • 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, 2021
    This 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, 2021
    By establishing black truffle orchards, we are introducing a new fungus to our soils and inevitably there will be shifts…
  • First production of Italian white truffle (Tuber magnatum Pico) ascocarps in an orchard outside its natural range distribution in France

    March 5, 2021
    These results demonstrate the feasibility of T. magnatum cultivation worldwide by planting mycorrhized plants. The cultivation of T. magnatum could…
  • 2020 NATGA Annual Meeting – Recording

    March 1, 2021
    Recordings of the 2020 Annual meeting that was held virtually because of COVID-19 pandemic. Alyce Chapman – Let’s Improve Your…
  • Industry Integrity, Truffle Grading, Coop and Collective Development, and How to Managing an Aging Orchard by Olivia Martin-Taylor

    February 3, 2021
    The 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, 2020
    i F o r e s t: Biogeosciences and Forestry, Research Article: True truffles in the genus Tuber are the…
  • Results from the Survey for Truffle Detector Project

    November 30, 2020
    Results from the Electronic Truffle Sniffer survey submitted in the Spring 2020 Newsletter.
  • 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…
  • Let’s Improve Your Truffle Farm’s Tax Situation by Alyce SJ Chapman

    October 3, 2020
    Presentation By Alyve Chapman, CPA for the Fall Convention of 2020
  • Testing your trees for colonization: The Why’s & How’s by Inga Meadows

    September 28, 2020
    Truffle 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, 2020
    In 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, 2020
    Tuber 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, 2020
    United Nations standards concerning the marketing and commercial quality control of Truffles.
  • Standardising the Aroma Bouquet of Australian Black Truffles (T. Melanosporum)

    July 2, 2020
    A 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, 2020
    Black 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, 2020
    In 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, 2020
    Several 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, 2020
    Truffle (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, 2020
    Knowing how plantation management affects the yield of edible mycorrhizal fungi (EMF) is both a new and complex issue. We…
  • Saving Truffle Specimens

    April 21, 2020
    Saving Truffle Specimens Dr. Matthew Smith
  • Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms

    Edible Ectomycorrhizal Mushrooms

    March 25, 2020
      by Alessandra Zambonelli (Author), Gregory M Bonito (Author)   Edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms (EEMMs) comprise more than 1000 species and…
  • Truffle Farming Today

    Truffle Farming Today, a Comprehensive World Guide

    March 25, 2020
    by Marcos Morcillo (Author), Monica Sanchez (Author), Xavier Vilanova (Author) Truffle Framing Today, a Comprehensive World Guide, is more than…
  • Taming The Truffle

    Taming the Truffle

    March 25, 2020
    Taming the Truffle: The History, Lore, and Science of the Ultimate Mushroom by Ian R. Hall (Author), Gordon Brown (Author),…
  • Understanding Basic Principles for Black Truffle Cultivation by Christine Fischer

    March 25, 2020
    This introductory NATGA webinar will provide a foundation to the science and ecology of Tuber melanosporum. With this knowledge and…
  • 2020 Fall Congress

    March 14, 2020
    2020 Fall Congress Promotional flyer for NATGA Conference in Santa Rosa, California, October, 2020 Karen Passafaro
  • French Truffle Cultivation

    March 14, 2020
    French Truffle Cultivation France From Tradition to the New World of Truffle Cultivation Damien Berlureau, AgriTruffe
  • Western Truffle Growers Association

    March 14, 2020
    Western Truffle Growers Association Update and preview of the NATGA Conference in Santa Rosa, California, October, 2020 Karen Passafaro
  • Idaho Truffle Growers Research Initiative

    March 14, 2020
    Idaho Truffle Growers Research Initiative A Research project funded by the Idaho Department of Agriculture. Tom Michaels
  • Update on NCSU research

    March 14, 2020
    Update on NCSU Research An update on the orchard in Waynesville, NC Dr. Jeanine Davis and Leonora Stefanile
  • Truffle Evolution and Reproduction

    March 14, 2020
    Truffle Evolution and Reproduction From Genome Sequencing to the Field, Unravelling Truffle Evolution and Their Sexual Reproduction Dr. Claude Murat,…
  • Scientific Advisory Group (SAG)

    March 14, 2020
    An introduction on the newly formed Science Advisory Group that will present webinar topics for members of NATGA. NOTE: The…
  • Don’t Tread on Me

    March 14, 2020
    Don't Tread on Me (Native Truffles) The Pecan Truffle (Tuber lyonii) and other native North American truffles. Dr. Timothy Smith,…
  • Rational Management of Irrigation in Truffle Orchards

    March 14, 2020
    Rational Management of Irrigation in Truffle Orchards CulturTruf: Is it possible to produce black truffles (Tuber melanosporum) in drought conditions?…
  • Five Months in Manjimup

    March 14, 2020
    Five Months in Manjimup An Education in Truffle Culture Down Under Olivia Taylor
  • Soil References

    March 14, 2020
    Soil References for Assessment Dr. Shannon Berch
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