{"id":20246,"date":"2016-01-03T09:54:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T09:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micofora.com\/en\/cultivo-de-tuber-borchii\/"},"modified":"2017-07-12T13:47:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T13:47:26","slug":"growing-tuber-borchii","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micofora.com\/en\/growing-tuber-borchii\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Tuber Borchii"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Growing bianchetto white truffles- Tuber borchii<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tuber borchii<\/em> is an edible truffle\u00a0 with excellent culinary qualities, commonly called bianchetto (whitish truffle).<\/p>\n

Bianchetto has a size of a pea to an egg and its color ranges from pale yellow to reddish brown. The peridium is smooth or finely\u00a0 pubescent, especially in the gaps. That is why it is confused, accidentally or deliberately, the Piedmont white truffle (T. magnatum<\/em>).<\/p>\n

It is collected from winter to spring (January 15-April 30 in Italy), unlike the T. magnatum<\/em> is collected in autumn and early winter. Its market price is around 300-400 \u20ac \/ kg.<\/p>\n

This truffle fruits throughout Europe, from Finland to Sicily and from Ireland to Hungary and Poland. In the Iberian Peninsula, T. borchii<\/em> has been found in Andalusia, Castilla Le\u00f3n and Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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T. borchii has a broad ecological adaptability. While preferring sandy limestone soils, typical of coastal areas, also fruits in natural areas of black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) at more altitude. Grows well on soils of pH 7 to 8, and in subalkaline pH 6-7, although occasionally as low as pH 5.2.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The climate varies from cold temperate to Mediterranean, with precipitation rates ranging from 600 to 1600mm.<\/p>\n

T. borchii can live associated with a wide range of host trees like holm oaks, cork oak, hazel, poplar, chestnut, linden, alder and conifers such as pines and cedars.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Conclusions<\/h2>\n

Although T. borchii<\/i> is less precious than T. magnatum <\/i>or T. melanosporum<\/i><\/a>, there are several reasons why it is worth their cultivation.<\/p>\n