A Survey of the Knowledge of Truffles among Polish Foresters and Implications for Environmental Education
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F19%3A81025" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/19:81025 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/5/365/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/5/365/htm</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f10050365" target="_blank" >10.3390/f10050365</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A Survey of the Knowledge of Truffles among Polish Foresters and Implications for Environmental Education
Original language description
While the use of truffles in Poland has a long tradition, for historical reasons this knowledge was almost lost. Currently, truffles and truffle orchards are again receiving public attention. For example, the Polish State Forests supported the establishment of truffle orchards by the Forestry Research Institute. In recent years, knowledge concerning these unique hypogeous fungi has been disseminated systematically through scientific and popular publications, films, and electronic media. This study investigates the awareness of economically and culinary valued truffle fungi (Tuber spp.) among more than 1400 Polish foresters. The results show that 70% of interviewees were familiar with historical and contemporary information about growing and using truffles in Poland. Based on respondents age, education, type of work, and gender we attempted to identify whether these elements were associated with the state of knowledge about truffles. The results indicated that younger foresters were better informed ab
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40102 - Forestry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
FORESTS
ISSN
1999-4907
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
1-13
UT code for WoS article
000478814700005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85066282668