Stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) cone harvesting in Portugal continues to occur trough the traditional way, that is, by specialized workers that climb the trees and remove the cones by hand using special tools.
Here we intend to document photographically this traditional knowledge, present the various tools used by cone pickers in the harvesting process and the materials used to build them. This information can be potentialy usefull in other coutries were cone harvesting is made by small, locally operating family firms.
Wild Mushrooms & Truffles
Impact of irrigation and fertilization on Black truffle (T. melanosporum) fructification
The environmental factors that play a role in the fructification of black truffle are well known. In particular, low water availability during summer period inhibits
