Abstract
Honaz Mountain (Denizli-SW Turkey) has a mild and humid climate and it produces a rich flora in the area. As a natural consequence thereof, the study area offers a rich mushroom potential that is a rising economic value. In recent years, Ground Penetration Radar (GPR) is a relatively modern and effective and widely utilized technique for shallow subsurface exploration. GPR with 250 Hz antenna was employed to trace the tubers in Honaz Mountain area. To elucidate how the mushroom can reflect the signals, mineral composition of the mushrooms has been analysed. Percentage of K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, P, S, Si, Cl minerals were significantly different from that of earth. This difference in element composition seems to cause the reflection of the signals. A large number of mushroom grooving areas have been detected during the study. The observed GPR data have been confirmed by the physical excavation. The study proposes that this method can be effectively employed to detect the natural mushrooms in the ground .
Highlights
Truffles are a rich source of nutritional benefits including vitamin D and C, iron, zinc, fibre and vegetable protein
Percentage of K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, P, S, Si, Cl minerals were significantly different from that of earth. This difference in element composition seems to cause the reflection of the signals
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a geophysical technique used in different branches of earth sciences, environmental archaeology, civil engineering which has become more accessible since the development of new portable radar technologies
Summary
Truffles are a rich source of nutritional benefits including vitamin D and C, iron, zinc, fibre and vegetable protein. In Europe, Asia, Africa and America, truffles have been found association with the roots of specific trees and their fruiting bodies grow underground. Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a geophysical technique used in different branches of earth sciences, environmental archaeology, civil engineering which has become more accessible since the development of new portable radar technologies. In this study it was characterized firstly the underground tuber brumale, because there is not any record the searching the tubers by using the GPR. This study provides a case study of the very practical exploration methods for the determining of the underground tubers buried
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