Researchers have identified two fungal enzymes that hijack the immune system of plants, playing a critical role in the colonization of plant roots. These findings open new avenues for interventions in ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Paleobotanist Az Klymiuk didn't set out to upend science's understanding of the fossil record of plant-fungal associations. She just wanted to figure out the environment that some fossil plants lived ...

If you know anything about mycorrhizal relationships, then you probably are making sure you have them happening in your garden. If you don’t know anything about them, you should. They are in and ...

A very common sight this year in our landscapes, judging by the phone calls we have gotten, is the presence of clumps of honey-colored mushrooms. These mushrooms are the spore-producing structures of ...

I have never seen as many mushrooms in my garden as I have this spring. Mushrooms are indicators of organic matter in the soil since most of the mushrooms we see are nurtured by it. I never cease to ...