A crop scientist who grew up in Nigeria is working with hundreds of researchers and thousands of farmers to improve crop ...

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

Heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, and Hg) can damage microbial cells, impair metabolism, and reduce diversity. Polluted areas often show a prevalence of resistant taxa, such as Firmicutes and Actinobacteria, ...

Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, according to a study released on Wednesday, raising the possibility that playing music could benefit ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

And that’s where farmers can intervene. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) is a granule, combined with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) that can be added to seed mixtures.

Fungal genomics is a scientific discipline that concerns the genome, encompassing the entire hereditary information, of fungi. Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution ...

A warm foot soak may help soothe toenail fungus symptoms. Here's how to make a soak with vinegar or baking soda, what to expect, and over-the-counter foot soak options (like tea tree oil) to try at ...

Specifically, the scientists found 266 kinds of fungi and 305 types of bacteria. Based on air currents and chemical analysis, they inferred that the microbes came from an agriculturally intensive ...

It may not be the sexiest discussion point, but we don’t shy away from even the most squeamish topics over at ES Best - and that includes nail fungus treatments. If you’re not sure whether you ...

This network is crucial for the health of the forest. While the mycorrhizal network is usually symbiotic between fungus and tree, some species have evolved to act as a parasite to the Woodwide Web.