University of Maryland entomologists have uncovered a unique relationship between two species of fungi known for their ...

As the fungus grows, the plant withers. Plant fungus can quickly damage and even kill plants. Different types of fungi have a ...

Fungi also hold promise for breaking down plastics and generating new types of biofuels. But they have a darker side: devastating trees, crops and other plants across the world, and wiping out ...

Plants make their own food through photosynthesis ... Of the at least 2.5 million species of fungus thought to exist on Earth, scientists have described around 150,000—six percent—Honan ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to ... Scientists estimate that there are over 5,000,000 species of fungi on Earth, but we’ve only discovered about one per cent of them.

But only a very small proportion of the thousands of species of fungi in the world can cause disease in plants and animals. The vast majority are harmless and often beneficial. Saprophytic fungi ...

German chamomile may benefit other plants by stopping the spread of fungal diseases in the soil. So, while you drink your tea to calm down, you can let your plant drink it to improve soil health.

Modulation of fungal phosphate homeostasis by the plant hormone strigolactone. Molecular Cell , 2024; 84 (20): 4031 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.09.004 Cite This Page : ...