Mycorrhizae (from the Greek words for fungus and root) is a general term describing a symbiotic relationship between a soil fungus and plant root. Unlike rhizobia and their legume partners ...

Bai Yongfei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with partners, has highlighted the critical role of mycorrhizal symbiosis in enhancing soil ...

Nowhere else in the world is nature so densely packed. A teaspoon of soil can contain more organisms than there are humans living on Earth. A type of mycorrhizal fungi forming a symbiotic relationship ...

An international team including engineers from Princeton has devised a way to watch, in stunning detail, as the hollow ...

Over time, our industry has come to better appreciate water. Water availability and the cost of water are now regular topics ...

Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble – ...

Mycorrhizal spores present in the soil are germinated by compounds released from the plant. Hyphae extend from the germinating spore and penetrate the epidermis of the plant root. Inside the root ...

It marks another major milestone for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the bridge being built over the busy 101 Freeway ...

Mycologists (biologists who study fungi) collected beneficial mycorrhizal fungi and other microbes from the area to inoculate the soil used to grow the plants, and cover the top of the structure.