Truffle Farming Today, a Comprehensive World Guide, is more than just a manual of the theory and practice of truffle farming. It is intended as a fully up-to-date compendium ? as it goes to press ? of experiences in this field from all over the world, cove- ring everything from the optimum conditions for setting up, culti- vating and managing plantations to the conclusions to be drawn from the most recently published scientific papers.
Unlike other truffle farming manuals, Truffle Farming Today, a Comprehensive World Guide, looks not only at the black truffle, but also at the cultivation and ecology of other truffle varieties around the world. Other features: description of a new truffle life cycle incorporating the latest data, following on from the des- cription of the truffle genome and its implications in the field; presentation of maps of potential truffle farming areas in different countries around the world; a description, in practical data sheet format, of diseases in truffles and in host trees, and their pos- sible treatments; plus a chapter analysing the value chain and worldwide supply and demand prospects in the medium term.
Finally, the book is written in easy, accessible language, so that it can be of use not only to professionals in the field but also to people who are curious about the world of truffles.