Researchers at the Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) at the University of Bayreuth have found ...

A “mycology thriller” imagines a hidden healing mushroom. In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi.

Mycorrhizae (from the Greek words for fungus and root) is a general term describing a symbiotic relationship between a soil fungus and plant root. Unlike rhizobia and their legume partners ...

Fairytales and folklore often depict mushrooms and toadstools as magical little homes where forest folk live. With increased rain and humidity, lawns and parks are dotted with these mystical fungi, ...

A new study led by the University of Oxford has used a modeling approach to show that it is unlikely that plants would evolve ...

Rather than helping each other out when they're attacked, plants may have to eavesdrop on each other to know when to launch ...

Arbuscular mycorrhiza is the most common form of symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant. The fungal hyphae penetrate plant cells and develop branching ...

The findings suggest that plants are more likely to passively “eavesdrop” on their neighbors through shared fungal networks.

These are called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The paper in New Phytologist concluded with a plea for improving the industry. It said the U.S. “fully lacks regulations” on the quality of these ...

These are called arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The paper in New Phytologist concluded with a plea for improving the industry. It said the U.S. “fully lacks regulations” on the quality of these ...