Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum)
requires ecological understanding

J 2023

Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding

ČEJKA, Tomáš, Miroslav TRNKA and Ulf BÜNTGEN

Basic information

Original name

Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding

Authors

ČEJKA, Tomáš (guarantor), Miroslav TRNKA and Ulf BÜNTGEN (276 Germany, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Mycorrhiza, Springer, 2023, 0940-6360

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10511 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.900 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00132737

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00572-023-01120-w

UT WoS

001028821800001

Keywords in English

Ectomycorrhiza; Environmental change; Fungi; Global warming; Non-woody forest products; Truffle cultivation

Abstract

V originále

The white truffle (Tuber magnatum Picco.; WT) is the most expensive and arguably also the most delicious species within the genus Tuber. Due to its hidden belowground life cycle, complex host symbiosis, and yet unknown distribution, cultivation of the enigmatic species has only recently been achieved at some plantations in France. A sustainable production of WTs under future climate change, however, requires a better ecological understanding of the species’ natural occurrence. Here, we combine information from truffle hunters with a literature review to assess the climatic, edaphic, geographic, and symbiotic characteristics of 231 reported WT sites in southeast Europe. Our meta-study shows that 75% of the WT sites are located outside the species’ most famous harvest region, the Piedmont in northern Italy. Spanning a wide geographic range from ~ 37° N in Sicily to ~ 47° N in Hungary, and elevations between sea level in the north and 1000 m asl in the south, all WT sites are characterised by mean winter temperatures > 0.4 °C and summer precipitation totals of ~ 50 mm. Often formed during past flood or landslide events, current soil conditions of the WT sites exhibit pH levels between 6.4 and 8.7, high macroporosity, and a cation exchange capacity of ~ 17 meq/100 g. At least 26 potential host species from 12 genera were reported at the WT sites, with Populus alba and Quercus cerris accounting for 23.5% of all plant species. We expect our findings to contribute to a sustainable WT industry under changing environmental and economic conditions.

Citovat

ČEJKA, Tomáš, Miroslav TRNKA and Ulf BÜNTGEN. Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding. Mycorrhiza. Springer, 2023, vol. 33, 5-6, p. 291-302. ISSN 0940-6360. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00572-023-01120-w.

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ČEJKA, Tomáš, Miroslav TRNKA and Ulf BÜNTGEN. Sustainable cultivation of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum) requires ecological understanding. \textit{Mycorrhiza}. Springer, 2023, vol.~33, 5-6, p.~291-302. ISSN~0940-6360. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00572-023-01120-w.

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