When trees and soil fungi form close associations with each other, both partners benefit. Many tree species have further ...

Learn to nurture the ancient, symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and plants’ roots for healthier soil and increased garden harvests. Throughout history, people’s explanations of ...

Trees forming partnerships with two different types of mycorrhizal fungi can better withstand drought and nutrient scarcity.

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The fungi colonize plant roots and help them absorb nutrients. In return ...

Leander has spent months probing this patch of southwest Austin to analyze one organism in particular: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Known as AMF for short, it forms tiny treelike structures that ...

Scientists have found that when tomato plants are infected with the late blight pathogen, neighboring healthy plants ...

Mycorrhizal symbioses form an essential part of ecological systems, with arbuscular (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi playing crucial roles in ...

The research also suggests that deer and earthworms have played a key role in helping garlic mustard thrive by turning up the ...

How do plants regulate these two pathways? Recently, a review article published by Professor Lin Zhang’s team at China ...