Project Description

Start date:
September 2010

Objectives:
Trial inoculations in Notophagus glauca forest with Tuber melanosporum & Tuber aestivum.

Description:
different Notophagus forest plots near Lake Colbun (Chile) were inoculated using the Mycoforest technology, with Tuber melanosporum (September 2010) and Tuber aestivum (September 2013). After 2 years of inoculation root samples they were taken to assess the presence of each fungus.

Results:
mycorrhizae of Tuber melanoporum were detected, but so far has not detected fruitbodies.
Joint project with NOVARE AGRICOLA.