Marcos has generously agreed to share these with Australian growers you should find Marcos’ summary here of what changes we will need to consider based on their research, upsetting. Disruptive is the approved word.
The other lectures explain many of the points further but the research that shows the accepted model of tree and truffle in symbiosis is closer to that of the truffle being parasitic, that there’s a need for ensuring two mating types are in each brulé for the ongoing life of your orchard, that you should change how you do your weed management, that you can lime less. They are are just some of those disruptions. And this video includes an assessment of the future world truffle market that will change your financial modelling (and plans for small crop viability).
Get a cup of tea or coffee, sit back and pay attention. I get a Hitchcock walk on moment as I turn off the light at the start of the video.
Fred Harden.