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Factors affecting yield of Tuber melanosporum in a Quercus ilex plantation in southern France

TitleFactors affecting yield of Tuber melanosporum in a Quercus ilex plantation in southern France
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1996
AuthorsShaw, P.J.a., Lankey K., & Jourdan A.
JournalMycological Research
Volume100
Pagination1176-1178
Keywordshost tree (PG), soil conditions, Tuber melanosporum, yield
Abstract

Yields of Tuber nielanosporurn fruit bodies from a commercial truffle plantation are examined in relation to time, soil conditions and basal diameter of host tree. Fruiting started 10 yr after planting, and the number of trees producing truffles increased steadily for the following 8 yr. The best predictor of truffle production was tree basal diameter.