Another team, led by Bin Wang, is working to understand arbuscular mycorrhiza, a symbiosis between plants and members of an ancient phylum of fungi, and how it could improve crop growth and yield.

Mycorrhiza assist plants in obtaining water, phosphorus and other micronutrients (e.g., Zn and Cu) from the soil and in return receive sustenance (carbon) from the plant. Roots serve many ...

Intertwining their root systems, the plant converts light into sugar through photosynthesis and passes the sugars down to the mycorrhiza. In exchange, the mycorrhiza passes phosphorous and other ...

In any given patch of forest, the trees are all connected to each other through an underground fungal network, with fungi linking the trees’ roots in a symbiotic system called mycorrhiza.

Half Moon Bay's World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off began as a face-off between mayors. Fifty years later, the winning ...

The mycorrhiza in the soil are attracted and fed partly by the trees’ roots. Trees produce surplus sugars (about 20 per cent) for exactly this. By mulching, we are borrowing from nature, mimicking ...

Memories and emotions were buried in that dirt, now gone along with the mycorrhiza that was torn up by the sharp edges of ...

Sheryl Myers taught biology and environmental science for 34 years and has worked as a naturalist for area parks. She is a ...

This Biofertilizers Market growth is largely fueled by the increasing adoption of organic products and the rising demand for organic farming solutions.Austin, Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “The ...

In the face of any type of serious climatic change, organisms (including us) have three options: adapt, migrate, or extirpate.