Researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study. Using baker's yeast, the researchers discovered that the plant hormone strigolactone (SL) activates fungal genes and ...
18-20 on the central Oregon Coast. The festival offers knowledge in fungus identification, foraging, cooking and more. “Come get to know a Yellow Foot from a bolete, an Elvin Saddle from Witches ...
Identify a lawn disease early to get the early prevention ... If you're replacing infected plants or dead turf, consider your grass type and choose one suited to your climate and environmental ...
The concept of basal cognition—intelligence that doesn’t need a brain—is proving to be a real phenomenon, even in organisms as simple as fungi. Can organisms without a brain still demonstrate ...
What negative effects do invasive non-native plants have on the local environment? Ornamental plants require more water and are much more susceptible to insect damage and disease. Managing pests ...
You could call this the "spiny, green, ping-pong ball plant" if you wanted, and why not? It is actually a very common, perennial aquatic species found throughout most of eastern North America ...
Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.