During plant growth, plants are often subjected to various biotic and abiotic stresses that strongly limit their growth and ...

What happens when fungi are fed our waste? Mycelium materials grow into foams, panels, and fabrics that point toward a more ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way plants fight disease by teaming up with beneficial fungi that literally ...

A team of scientists at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, shed new light on how pathogenic fungi can penetrate tissues by squeezing through tiny gaps between plant and animal cells whereas ...

University of Tsukuba research team sheds new light on how fungi that cause diseases can penetrate tissues by squeezing through tiny gaps between plant or animal cells Tsukuba, Japan - Fungi are a ...

Researchers have found key differences that explain why some species of fungi can grow successfully through tiny gaps, whereas other fungi -- typically those with faster growth rates -- cannot squeeze ...

Scientists have found a 'tipping point' in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes. The findings demonstrate how small changes in environmental factors can lead to ...