Why is it so hard to replicate the ideal conditions are plants like truffle or wasabi? Like I get they can only grow under certain conditions but what about it’s surroundings is so hard to replicate?

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Why is it so hard to replicate the ideal conditions are plants like truffle or wasabi? Like I get they can only grow under certain conditions but what about it’s surroundings is so hard to replicate?

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The simple answer us that we don’t know all of the ideal conditions. Soil chemistry and microbes play a huge role in plant and fungus development. Even if we did know all of them they might be hard or expensive to reproduce. Some of those conditions also change through time and the timing is important.