If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, you're walking over a vast underground patchwork of fungal filaments, supporting ...

Scientists have discovered that pairing bread wheat with a special soil fungus can significantly enhance its nutritional ...

Sustainable Utilization of Fungi in Agriculture and Industry covers current knowledge about of different fungal microorganisms, including economically important filamentous fungi and yeasts. 22 ...

Fungicides are plant protection products that kill fungi or their spores. In agriculture, these products are used to combat fungal diseases and ensure crop yields. The disadvantage: if used ...

A yeast-farming worker of the fungus-farming ant species collected in Mindo, Ecuador, in 2011. Colonies of ants began farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago.

According to a new study, colonies of ants began farming fungi when an asteroid struck Earth 66 million years ago. This asteroid impact caused a global mass extinction but also created ideal ...

According to new research from the University of Georgia, there were high levels of a multidrug resistant fungus found in commercial compost, soil and flower bulbs, a UGA Media Relations ...

Researchers found that trees in Wisconsin that had become hosts to the eye-catching species hosted only half the fungal ...

Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical specimens and found the fungus had been present in the country since at least 2013. ... and the use of fungi in agriculture,” she said.