From the choice of the land to the maintenance of the young truffle field

With a focus on the black truffle(Tuber melanosporum) and the white truffle(Tuber magnatum)

 

  • Participatory theory courses
  • Practical work in the laboratory or in the field
  • Sharing experience with experienced truffle growers and representatives of the truffle industry

 

Training eligible for VIVEA funding for non-salaried agricultural workers

⚠️ VIVEA registration for this module before January 31, 2023

 

Check out the detailed program below ⤵️

Hourly Schedule

Day 1 - Thursday, March 16, 2023

9h00 - 9h15
Welcome from the President of the ATGE
Association of Truffle Growers of the Grand-Est
Speakers:
Stéphane Philippe
9h15 - 10h45
Theoretical course in the classroom
- Generalities on fungi and mycorrhizal symbiosis - Basic concept on truffles (species, distribution in the world, biological cycle, economic and ecological impact...) - Controlled mycorrhization: the basis of truffle growing
Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
11h00 - 12h00
Professionals of the sector speak out
- The organization of the truffle industry
Speakers:
Alain Ambialet
14h00 - 17h00
Practical work
- Microscopic observation of truffle spores - Binocular observation of mycorrhizae on mycorrhized plants
Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco

Day 2 - Friday, March 17, 2023

9h00 - 10h45
Theoretical course in the classroom
- The choice of sites and planting - Study of the truffle potential: the soil (structure, texture, pH...), cultivation history, amendments... - Choice of the truffle species to cultivate, choice of species, preparation of the land, planting density...
Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
11h00 - 12h00
Theoretical course in the classroom
- Maintenance of truffle plantations before production: grass control, soil work, watering, spore supply
Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
13h30 - 15h00
Theoretical course in the classroom
- Maintenance of truffle plantations before production: grass control, soil work, watering, spore supply
Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
15h00 - 16h00
Field visit
Young plantation of INRAE
Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
16h00 - 17h00
Indoor assessment
- Conclusion of the training - General discussion - Evaluation of knowledge
Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
Stéphane Philippe
President of the Association des Trufficulteurs du Grand-Est
Aurore Clément
WETRUF trainer
Claude Murat
INRAE Research Engineer and co-founder of WETRUF
Flora Todesco
President and trainer WETRUF
Alain Ambialet
President of the French Federation of Truffle Growers

Date

16 - 17 Mar 2023
Terminé

Time

9h00 - 17h00

Cost

350,00€

Location

Center INRAE Grand-Est Nancy
Route d'Amance, 54280, Champenoux

Organizer

WETRUF Training

Speakers

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