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Taipei, July 4 (CNA) A black truffle species native to Taiwan discovered in Taimali, a mountainous area of Taitung County, has been named "Tuber taitung", the governmental Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) said Tuesday. ....
Native truffles harvest-ready in 10 years: TFRI Staff Writer, with CNA A native white truffle species discovered in 2018 might be produced on a commercial scale within a decade, the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) told a news conference on Tuesday. The Tuber lithocarpii species was discovered by researchers at the institute’s Liugui branch in Kaohsiung and is one of five new truffle species that the institutes forest protection division has found since 2014, it said. Tuber lithocarpii produces an edible fruiting body after about eight years and can be harvested for culinary use after about 10 years, the institute said. To grow the truffle, Lin Chieh-lung (林介龍), a research assistant at the institute, said that it must be placed on the roots of a pine or beech tree for at least a year, and then be moved to a plant growth chamber or tree nursery for one-month observation. ....