Predicted climate change will increase the truffle cultivation potential in central Europe.

ABSTRACT: Climate change affects the distribution of many species, including Burgundy and Périgord truffles in central and southern Europe, respectively. The cultivation potential of these high-prized cash crops under future warming, however, remains highly uncertain. Here we perform a literature review to define the ecological requirements for the growth of both truffle species. This information is used to develop niche models, and to estimate their cultivation potential in the Czech Republic under current (2020) and future (2050) climate conditions. The Burgundy truffle is already highly suitable for cultivation on ~ 14% of agricultural land in the Czech Republic (8486 km²), whereas only ~ 8% of the warmest part of southern Moravia are currently characterised by a low suitability for Pé

SUBMITTER: Cejka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719165 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature