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Soil Characteristics for Tuber aestivum (Syn. T. uncinatum)

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Tuber aestivum Vittad. is characterized by a broad ecological amplitude and geographical distribution. It is the most widespread truffle species found in Europe. Tuber aestivum is mainly harvested in natural habitats and in previously cultivated soils recolonized by ectomycorrhizal tree species. Production in orchards is less common. In this chapter, we describe the soils in which this species fructifies. Soil descriptions and characteristics were obtained from different sources and countries. The data set presented here is the largest of its kind for such a broad geographic scale. The bedrocks are mainly of sedimentary origin. The textures vary considerably from silty clayey to loamy sandy. In most of the soils, the pH is alkaline or neutral and, less frequently, slightly acidic. The soils are mostly calcareous or rich in exchangeable alkaline cations, mainly calcium. Despite the fact that they are found mostly in natural habitats, T. aestivum exhibits high potential for settling in new environments.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank all colleagues and truffle growers listed below, including those who wish to remain anonymous and who provided soil data and/or published literature at local/regional/national levels: France, Jean-Sébastien Pousse (Codecom Pays de Commercy), Henri Frochot (Daix), Marc Yverneau (Humbauville), Bernard Vonflie (Munchhouse), Hubert Meyer (Otterswiller), Jean-Luc Dubois (Beine), Jean-Jacques Sauvaget (La Foye Montjault), Régis Mesnier (Saint-Cybardeaux), and Alain Tribot (Blanzac-les-Matha); Italy, Gilberto Bragato (CRA Gorizia) and Gianluigi Gregori (Sant’Angelo in Vado); Hungary, Andrea Gógán Csorbai (Szent István University, Gödöllő) and Zoltán Bratek (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest); Poland, Dorota Hilszczanska (Forest Research Institute, Raszyn); Slovakia, Juraj Chlpik (Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra); Spain, Daniel Oliach (Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya, Solsona); Israël, Yaron Sitrit (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva); and Canada, Shannon Berch (British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Victoria).

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  1. INRA, UMR 1121 “Agronomie & Environnement” Nancy-Colmar, 2 avenue de la forêt de Haye, TSA 40602, 54518, Vandœuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France

    Christophe Robin

  2. Office National des Forêts, département Recherche Développement et Innovation, 11 rue de l’Ile-de-Corse, 54000, Nancy, France

    Noémie Goutal-Pousse

  3. INRA, Université de Lorraine, UMR 1136, Interactions Arbres/Micro-organismes, Laboratoire d’Excellence ARBRE, 54280, Champenoux Cedex, France

    François Le Tacon

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Robin, C., Goutal-Pousse, N., Le Tacon, F. (2016). Soil Characteristics for Tuber aestivum (Syn. T. uncinatum). In: Zambonelli, A., Iotti, M., Murat, C. (eds) True Truffle (Tuber spp.) in the World. Soil Biology, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31436-5_13

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