Just as the human body contains a multitude of symbiotic microbial companions, most plant species also live alongside ...

Welcome to our weekly podcast with longtime Anchorage Daily News garden writer and author Jeff Lowenfels and co-host Jonathan White. It’s a companion to Jeff’s weekly ADN gardening columns and his ...

What are Mycorrhizae (pronounced mi-cor-rhi-za)? Literally translated, mycorrhizae mean fungus root, and are fungi that grow in association with a plant's root system where a symbiotic relationship is ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (WIBW) - A University of Kansas researcher has added native fungi to crops to boost the growing systems in crops. KU announced researcher Liz Koziol has measured the harvest of tomatoes ...

Native prairie ecosystems have been disappearing across North America since the agricultural revolution of the 1800s. The increased need for higher crop yields, infrastructure, and resource extraction ...

Have you ever wondered about growing truffles? Not the chocolate ones, but the expensive ones that are typically served in ...

They play a vital role in nourishing plants and protecting them from stress and disease. Question: In a recent Advice to Grow By column you wrote about wood decay fungi and the damage they cause in ...

Mycorrhizal fungi form one of the most widespread and ancient symbiotic associations with land plants, underpinning critical ecosystem functions. Through intricate mutualistic relationships, these ...

The relationships between plants and the fungi that colonise their roots are responsible for locking away a huge amount of carbon underground – maybe equivalent to more than one-third of global ...

As planet-warming carbon emissions rise, a major solution to climate change is growing beneath our feet. A study published Monday in Current Biology found that fungi gobble up more than a third of the ...