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Truffle Specialty Crops

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Soil corer extracts soil for DNA analysis.
Soil coring for DNA turns up a truffle in a T. borchii hot spot at Bella Vista Farms in Idaho.

Flags near a trail mark location of truffles for harvest in Newtown Truffiere, KY
Truffles marked for harvest in Newtown Truffiere, KY
Pressure reading equipment doing Pre-dawn pressure bomb readings in a truffle orchard.
Pre-dawn pressure bomb readings in a truffle orchard.
Plate containing Tuber melanosporum and other truffles harvested during the holidays, and guarded by dog Luca.
Tuber melanosporum and other truffles harvested during the holidays, and guarded by Luca.
Seth Angerer and his dog, Leo. Photo: Fran Angerer
Ken Fry and daughter Audrey Fry holding first truffles (T. borchii) at Homer Fry orchard.
Ken Fry and daughter Audrey Fry holding first truffles (T. borchii) at Homer Fry orchard.
Spore amendment trenches. Newtown Truffiere, KY
Spore amendment trenches. Newtown Truffiere, KY
Margaret Townsend (right), Luca (center), harvesting Tuber melanosporum Newtown Truffiere, KY
Margaret Townsend (right), Luca (center), harvesting Tuber melanosporum Newtown Truffiere, KY
European black truffles (Tuber melansporum)
Photo from MarxFoods.com