Today, that symbiotic partnership between plants and fungi is called mycorrhizae. Arbuscular mycorrhizae are a specific type of mycorrhizae where plant root and fungi are intertwined at the ...

Mycorrhizae (from the Greek words for fungus and root) is a general term describing a symbiotic relationship between a soil fungus and plant root. Unlike rhizobia and their legume partners ...

Most of us never think about the hidden world of fungi. Yet it is a keystone supporting the very structure of life. It’s a ...

Those mycelia that interact with the plant roots are called mycorrhizae. A seedling associated with a mycelium network – the ...

As Mongabay reported, a team of ecologists has spent the past two years scouring the country's forests for mycorrhizae, fungi known for having a symbiotic relationship with many plant roots.

Poking holes in the “tens rule” of invasion ecology, the use of artificial intelligence to identify individual animals and ...

My work gathers inspiration from a variety of unconventional model organisms, and they have a key role in bio-inspired design ...

The Southern red cedar is a wonderful evergreen tree that provides both berries (if it’s a female tree) and cover for birds ...

Virginia is home to a variety of creatures — from everyday cardinals in your backyard to rarely-seen black bears in the Blue ...

During the fall and spring planting season, starter fertilizers or bone meal are often promoted for incorporating into soil.

Known as “poor man’s fertilizer,” snow acts as an insulator, adds nitrogen to the soil, and releases nutrients slowly as it ...