Source: NC A&T COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 6/22/21

The truffle research of Omoanghe Isikhuemhen, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, is featured in Smithsonian Magazine.

The article in the June edition – “Has the American-grown truffle finally broken through?” – describes how truffle production has never become big business in the U.S. Until now, perhaps.

Isikhuemhen, known as “Dr. Omon,” has developed a method to propagate truffles, which grow on the roots of trees. Omon and his partners, Mycorrhiza Biotech and Burwell Farms, have had tremendous success on a 2-acre plot at Burwell Farms.

“There are an estimated 200 pounds of truffles in this plot,” the article states, “making it one of the most productive truffle orchards the world has ever seen.”

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