Author of the 2006 regional best-selling novel "Time in a Garden," Mary Agria is an 8-time first prize winner of the Michigan ...

A new study suggests that plants deceive their neighbors using fungi, faking warning signals in order to compete.

This relentless tug of war loosened root systems forming air pockets and tearing root tissue. If you had plants which ...

Root microbiomes contain microbes that help plants survive times of stress and may potentially improve crop yields in ...

Trifluoroacetate (TFA) is a highly mobile and persistent compound that occurs ubiquitously in the environment. Results from previous studies suggested an increase in the atmospheric deposition of TFA ...

For a long time, the soil was the domain of chemistry and physics. This only changed forty years ago. Today, the soil has ...

Key PointsResearch with Western Sydney University is exploring the symbiotic relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and pine ...

Corn and soybean inoculants support plant growth and soil nutrient availability and uptake. Learn how inoculants function, ...

Squamellaria plants grow special structures to host the ants they symbiotically rely on for nutrients. Distinct compartments ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

The term mycorrhiza is derived from the ancient Greek words mykos, meaning “fungus,” and rhiza meaning “root.” Together, the term translates to “fungus root.” Specifically, mycorrhizae are fungi that ...

A set of breakthroughs from scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is ...