Primer éxito en el cultivo de trufa negra en el oeste de la península ibérica y posibilidades de expansión

Resum

Black truffle cultivation is an activity that is gaining increasing importance in rural areas of Europe. On the Iberian Peninsula its cultivation is mainly restricted to the east, given the prevalence of limestone soils, suitable for the wild fructification of this fungus. To verify whether any areas are suitable for black truffle producing outside of this area, in the west of the Peninsula, an experimental plantation was established in 2005 in Salamanca Province. Management was limited to shape pruning and irrigation. In autumn 2009 the persistence of black truffle mycorrhizae in the trees was confirmed and four years later a first truffle harvest was achieved. Truffle production has continued to date. This first harvest was quite high (36 truffles, 1180 g in 6 trees), suggesting that production had started in a previous year but first truffles were not found. These results lead us to believe that a business opportunity has opened up for some of the areas for part of the mid-west of the Iberian Peninsula