Research led by Penn State shows certain Trichoderma fungi can enhance tomato growth and influence soil bacterial communities, potentially offering an alternative to chemical fungicides. The fungi may ...

Penn State researchers have identified Trichoderma fungi strains that enhance tomato growth and alter soil bacteria ...

Trichoderma species—a common fungus found in soils—have varying abilities to promote tomato plant growth and differentially ...

The foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, Oregon’s Willamette Valley and the Columbia River Gorge in Washington and Oregon all have something in common: a sprawling underground microbial network.

A restaurant specializing in vegan, fungus-based meals has sprouted in Oakland. Fungi Foods is in its soft-opening phase, with a grand opening planned for April 9, at 434 25th St. in the Northgate ...

The ground beneath your feet may be carrying on a kind of conversation. Research into fungal electrical signaling has found that underground networks of fungi generate patterns bearing a striking ...

Agarikon is one of two endangered species of fungi in the United States. So rare is the species that scientists have placed samples of it in a biobank facility for safekeeping at the San Diego Zoo, in ...

Farmers have long fought a quiet war against the fungi that rot crops in fields and storage sheds. Each year, these diseases destroy harvests of lettuce, beans, oilseed rape, wheat, and many other ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? “Candida parapsilosis is a leading cause of candidemia worldwide, particularly among ...

Someone inhales fungal spores. They feel strange. They might get a bit bitey. Possibly a bit dead. And then… POP! Something gruesome happens and the horror spreads. Such is the fate of many in Cold ...

ANGWIN, Calif. (AP) — Jessica Allen crunched through fallen leaves among Manzanita trees hunting for something few have spotted before: the Manzanita butter clump — a rare and little-known yellow ...