Growing plants in containers is great if you have limited space and/or crummy soil, but the downside is that you have to be ...

which was wiped out by a disease called Fusarium wilt of banana, or FWB. FWB of Gros Michel was caused by Fusarium oxysporum race 1, a fungal pathogen that affects bananas. This fungal infection kills ...

The infection, also known as perianal candidiasis, commonly causes anal itching but can also look like a scaly, butterfly-shaped rash around the anus. Anal yeast infections are more common in ...

albicans can grow out of control and establish an infection. This is especially true in hot, moist climates where fungi like ... anal yeast infection may be recognized by its appearance, but a few ...

Athlete's foot, or tinea pedis, is a common fungal infection of the feet. There are different types of athlete's foot infections, but the most common one occurs in between the toes. This infection ...

The banana you might have had with your breakfast today is a variety called the Cavendish banana, while the one that was in grocery stores up to the 1950s was a variety called Gros Michel, which was ...

The genus Fusarium is one of the most economically important group of fungal pathogens that cause serious diseases to many important crops such as wheat, barley, corn, cotton, banana, etc. The ...

Though these areas are most common, it’s also possible to develop fungal infections on other parts of your body, which is called ringworm (not actually a worm). It looks like “a red scaly ...

Interrupting a fungus ... infection in banana plants. To produce fruits with minimal seeds, bananas are propagated by cloning, resulting in very little genetic diversity. Combined with the dense ...