Truffle orchard improvement
Maximize truffle yield, quality, and long-term productivity
This is a comprehensive service that offers consultancy, analysis, and expert guidance to optimize the management of truffle-producing plantations, with the goal of achieving maximum yield and quality.
Our services include:
1. Plantation assessment and consulting to improve management
2. Support for day-to-day orchard handling and long-term care
3. Supervision and coordination of fieldworks
4. Evaluation service via videoconference
The actions carried out to evaluate the productive potential of plantations and define improvement strategies include:
- Evaluation of mycorrhizal colonization through analysis of root samples from plantation trees, in order to estimate the viability and longevity of the orchard.
- Soil analysis to assess the suitability of the soil for truffle production, to adjust plot management, irrigation, tree nutrition, and possible amendments.
- Evaluation of tree condition and growth patterns, including health assessment, presence of pests, tree vigor and development, pruning practices, and shading effects, in order to determine necessary management and improvement actions.
- Examination of soil features affecting truffle development, taking into account not only physical and chemical properties but also factors like compaction and the presence of soil horizons, to plan the required improvement measures.
- Identification of other risk or improvement factors, such as truffle quality (size, shape, damage), presence of wildlife, type of fencing, irrigation system, soil biological status and associated fauna.
- Monitoring and analyzing climate patterns to detect potential threats to tree performance and truffle development.