Truffle - Truffle cultivation

Cultivating truffles has always been the inspiration of researchers and truffles searchers, thanks to the high gastronomic and commercial value that these precious mushrooms have .

Now, with further biology research of the truffles and plants, it is possible to increase their production following two different ways:

Planting and cultivation on proper soils of mycorrhized plants.

Intervention on the natural cultivation of truffle , to increase their production or to reactivate the old one.

In the past , the realization of truffle cultivations was carried out by using only precious truffles, which are T. magnatum (precious white) and T. melanosporum (precious black).

Now in the zones with non perfect soil characteristics for these two species of truffles, it may be better to realize plantations with less precious truffle species but more
commercially interesting like T. aestivum, T. uncinatum, T. borchii, ecc...

Truffle cultivation has made incredible progress in the last ten years,thanks to technicians,nursery companies, truffle farmers and export researchers.Truffle cultivation is now possibile with even more success as long as the soil is suitable and if there is no direct experience,it is necessari to rely on serious and qualified specialists.The main truffles used are:precious black truffle(60%) and the summer truffle(26%),while the main species are Oaks-Quercus pubescens(55%) and Hazelnut-Corylus avellana(17%).

In Italy the truffles come more and more from cultivated orchards because the natural trees are in decline.The truffle market price has been quite stable and high,for several years and we forsee the same situation for the future,thanks to a continuous demand both in Italy and abroad.More and more restaurants in Italy and only the precious white but also the precious black and the summer truffle.

There are also private custumers ready to pay consideral prices to try these wonderful truffles which give a touch of refinery to lunches and dinners.It is possible to buy trufles from traders,on internet and also in the hundreds of truffle shows and exhibitions around Italy.A new challenge for us is to promote and produce truffles all over the world where the soil and climate conditions are suitable.

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