The objective of this project is to develop an in vitro stone pine growing system based on clones that are highly productive of pine cones and to see if the growing trees in the nursery keep the productive potential of female flowers and pine nuts from a young age.
At Micofora we analyze more than 300 kilos of Truffles annually, one by one. The aim is to develop a rapid system for molecular determination of different varieties of Truffles, which will later be used as inoculum in the substrates for Truf-Up truffle nests and in the nursery.
The objective of this project is to develop the technologies and protocols for the production of truffle trees with the white truffle Tuber magnatum. For this, the technologies have been adapted in our molecular laboratory for the detection of mycorrhizae and mycelium in the soil of this truffle. As a result of this work, Micofora [...]
Technology and know-how transfer and training project to build greenhouses to produce large scale Truffle trees for the American market. Nursery created in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Rovirosafarms.com nursery
research on drip irrigation in truffle farming to optimise water consumption and how to adapt to climate change. The production results in several campaigns show how improvements are achieved in the size of the truffle fruitbodies with a saving of 2/3 of water consumption compared to traditional micro-sprinklers. We used moiesture, temperature, conductivity and VPD [...]
3 treatments are tested: white fabric geotextile, rice husk and pruning branches to compare the temperature, EVTP, moisture and conductivity in the soil and how the different treatments affect the production and size of harvested truffle fruit bodies.
A steam machine is tested for ecological control of weeds in trufficulture. Temperature measurements are taken at different depths to evaluate its effect on the truffle mycelium. The conclusion is that at the standard speed and the temperatures reached in soil a few centimeters down, do not affect the development of the Tuber mycelium.
With the aim of producing mycorrhizal pecan trees for our nurseries in NM, USA. Trials are being developed for large-scale commercial production of mycorrhizal pecan (Carya illinoinensis) for truffle production. We tested and obtained mycorrhizal plants with Tuber melanosporum, borchii and aestivum and monitored mycorrhization in the field.
Start date: octubre 2006 Objectives: Evaluate the potential to inoculate on mature hazels nut orchards with truffles (Tuber melanosporum & Tuber brumale). Location Castellon and Tarragona. Description: Inoculations were done in more than 4000 hazels with Tuber melanosporum & Tuber brumale. Subsequently it was followed by mycorrhiza analysis. Finally also we evaluated the production [...]
Start date: March 2016 Objectives: To test the truffle mycelial quantification using different treatments with organic products and microorganisms in nursery and truffle plantations. Methodology: For two years will establish several trials using different organic and microorganisms products were applied in nursery and truffle plantations. Subsequently we´ll monitoring the mycelium concentration by qPCR to assess [...]
