Record ID No. |
4669 |
Author(s) |
Mario Honrubia, Alberto Andrino, Asunción Morte , 2014 |
Affiliation |
Dpto. Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Regional “Campus Mare Nostrum,” Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain, Email: honrubia@um.es |
Title |
Preparation and Maintenance of Both Man-Planted and Wild Plots |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Desert Truffles Soil Biology 38: 367-387p. |
Categories |
Ectomycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Methodology |
Host |
Helianthemum sp. |
Organism |
Mycorrhiza |
Country |
Spain, Southern Europe |
Abstracts |
Desert truffle fructification should occur 1–3 years after plantation, depending on mycorrhized seedling quality, site suitability, season and frame of the plantation as well as management practices, mostly irrigation and weed elimination. The results of 12 years of experience in desert truffle orchards are analysed and discussed.
Moreover, in order to establish a distribution model of the desert truffle potential areas within the Region of Murcia (south-east Spain), a methodology based on GIS computer tool with geographic information was used. Nine different thematic maps have been designed: six maps for each Helianthemum species and a map with all the Helianthemum species, a bioclimatic zone map and an annual precipitation map. The obtained cartography provides the optimal bioclimatic zones and precipitation regime for each mycorrhizal host plant. These maps offer specific information about desert truffle potential locations within the Region of Murcia.
In the end, a “desert truffle silviculture” is described to improve wild production, with an evaluation of the management of the desert truffle ecosystem for a sustainable use and conservation. |