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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 ...

Q: I have several clusters of large tan colored mushrooms that have sprouted up in my lawn near one of my trees. The clusters are all sort of in a row but with a foot or two between clusters. Can you ...

A root fungus that helps eucalyptus trees get nutrients and water has a surprising way of maintaining this symbiotic relation. It releases tiny bits of RNA that manipulate gene activity in the tree ...

The fungal disease “oak root rot” (Armillaria mellea) has evolved with California oaks and other native plants. It is parasitic on oaks and other plant species, but if these plants are growing in our ...

In nature, plant roots are always colonized by fungi. This interaction can be either mutualistic, benefiting both the plant and the fungus, or pathogenic, where the fungus harms the host plant. A ...

When a maize plant is attacked by the fungus Ustilago maydis, tumor-like tissue growths occur at the site of infection. How the pathogen causes this response in its host has long been unknown. But a ...

In lab experiments, the yellow flag iris and a root fungus worked together as a natural strategy to remove forever chemicals from water. Wetlands act as nature’s kidneys: They trap sediments, absorb ...

In Oregon’s Blue Mountains, patches of dying trees once looked like separate outbreaks, scattered across ridges and drainages as if disease had struck at random. Instead, scientists found something ...

Mushrooms come in all kinds of colors. If you get out into the woods, or even in your backyard or a park, you’ll notice all kinds of fungi this fall — thanks to our extraordinarily wet summer. And ...

Q: I have a pine tree on the edge of my lawn that has clusters of mushrooms coming up around the base of the trunk. My friend told me these mushrooms are a sign that the tree has rotting roots and the ...