WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Certain types of tree-associated fungi make a forest a welcoming environment for invasive plant species, crowding out natives, including high-value trees such as oaks. The ...
Laboratory tests have revealed for the first time that certain types of common fungi can produce ozone-destroying methyl halide gases. The origin of substantial fractions of these gases in the ...
Forests exposed to high nitrogen pollution in the U.S. are associated with low abundance of carbon-protecting ectomycorrhizal fungi, a new study has found. The loss of these ectomycorrhizal fungi ...
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Mysterious fungi: Researchers pinpoint hotspots of 'dark taxa' across Earth's underground ecosystems
Mycorrhizal fungi help regulate the Earth's climate and ecosystems by forming underground networks that provide plants with essential nutrients, while drawing carbon deep into soils. Scientists and ...
Proteolytic and cellulolytic activities were studied in the ectomycorrhizal fungi Amanita regalis (Fr.) Maire, Paxillus involutus (Batsch ex Fr.) Fr. and Suillus bovinus (L. ex Fr.) O. Kuntze and the ...
Pisolithus is cosmopolitan in both tropical and temperate regions and forms ectomycorrhizal associations with a wide range of woody plants. Pisolithus indicus, a new species associated with Vateria ...
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 ...
Trees depend on fungi for their well-being. As climate change and global warming cause higher temperatures and amplified drought, little is known about how these important fungi will respond. To ...
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