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
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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
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Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
- 11h00 - 12h00
- Professionals of the sector speak out
- - The organization of the truffle industry
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Speakers:
Alain Ambialet
- 14h00 - 17h00
- Practical work
- - Microscopic observation of truffle spores - Binocular observation of mycorrhizae on mycorrhized plants
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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...
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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
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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
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Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
- 15h00 - 16h00
- Field visit
- Young plantation of INRAE
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Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
- 16h00 - 17h00
- Indoor assessment
- - Conclusion of the training - General discussion - Evaluation of knowledge
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Speakers:
Aurore Clément, Claude Murat, Flora Todesco
Stéphane Philippe
President of the Association des Trufficulteurs du Grand-Est
Claude Murat
INRAE Research Engineer and co-founder of WETRUF
Alain Ambialet
President of the French Federation of Truffle Growers
