Mold and fungus do not wait on the sidelines. They move fast, spread faster, and attack when plants sit at their most ...

March marks the moment when gardens wake up, but fungi wake up too. Damp soil, melting frost, chilly nights, and bursts of daytime warmth create a dream environment for plant diseases that thrive on ...

The idea of music boosting plant growth has been around for many years, but a new study has found that monotonous noise stimulates a type of fungus that improves the growth of plants. In a paper in ...

It may be winter, but there are some things for gardeners to do and you may have questions. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A ...

A study has found that playing a soundscape to a common, plant-promoting fungus found in soil caused it to grow more rapidly than fungi that weren’t exposed to sound. The novel ‘eco-acoustic’ approach ...

Engineers and plant pathologists have developed a way to engineer a protein that blocks fungi from breaking down cell walls, as well as a way to produce this protein in quantity for external ...

To achieve this, Mueller transplants bacteria from one plant’s roots to a new generation’s seeds. With a gift of 50 seeds from Thomas Juenger, also a professor of integrative biology at UT, Mueller ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Industrial farming practices often deplete the soil of important nutrients and minerals, leaving farmers to rely on artificial fertilizers to support plant growth. In fact, fertilizer use has more ...

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...