Industry leading mycorrhization quality screening. Standard metrics for each sample include:

1. Total Mycorrhization Rate

2. Target Species Mycorrhization Rate

3. Contamination Rate

4. Pathogen Pressure

Most mycorrhization screening can target only a limited number of species, and identify only a limited number of potential contaminants. Using state of the art molecular and microscopy techniques, I provide mycorrhization rate, and identify all fungal species on the root system, including contaminants and pathogens that may be present.

No other screening service offers this comprehensive data.

This is especially important if you are

• Concerned about contaminant taxa in your orchard

• Establishing mycorrhization with non-standard truffles (for example, newly described species)

• Establishing mycorrhization for non-truffle species (for example, porcini)

• Monitoring mycorrhization in newly established nursery systems

Sample Submission Guidelines

1. We recommend to submitting 5 % of new planting stock, or at least 5 seedlings per planting to ensure representativeness

   1. If you are submitting soil samples from an existing orchard, follow the sampling instructions in this video. Otherwise, follow these steps:

2. Cut the stem of the plant at the surface of the soil to remove excess biomass.

3. Place the root ball in a ziplock bag.

4. Ship samples using 1-2 day shipping.

5. Your confirmation email will include an invoice number, and the shipping address. Label your samples with the invoice number for lab tracking.