image: Scientists around the world have been working to grow arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi without their host plants because they can be used as organic fertilizer in agriculture and forestry. AM fungi ...

What about creatures in the soil? Have they been affected by invasive species? Which species have gone extinct? Which ones are proliferating? It is important to think about soil as an invisible ...

On the shelves in your local garden supply store, you may have noticed products labeled “mycorrhizal fungi” and wondered what their purpose is and whether they would benefit your garden. They have ...

There’s no shortage of products designed to grow beneficial fungi that will help your crops or garden. Whether they actually do that, though, is a different matter. A burgeoning billion-dollar ...

That s because the fridge in his laboratory is home to mycorrhizal fungi, a little-known but remarkably effective biological fertilizer. Kernan, a pioneer in the field of fungal research, is the head ...

They play a vital role in nourishing plants and protecting them from stress and disease. Question: In a recent Advice to Grow By column you wrote about wood decay fungi and the damage they cause in ...

Evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers has been awarded the 2026 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for her work uncovering ...

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Sweet herbal scents of spring waft through the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center as Elena Leander digs into a research plot, seeking to understand the unsung heroes of Texas’s iconic annual blooms.

Scientists have created plants whose cells and tissues 'blush' with beetroot pigments when they are colonized by fungi that help them take up nutrients from the soil. This is the first time this vital ...