Diverse Soil Fungi Help Wildflowers, Not Grasses, Thrive in Dry Grasslands
A greenhouse experiment in semi-arid grassland communities shows that richer arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities reduce overall plant biomass yet disproportionately ...
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Hidden Fungal Allies Could Save the World’s Mangroves From Rising Salt
A new study shows that a combined inoculum of Glomus and Gigaspora mycorrhizal fungi significantly boosts growth, photosynthesis and antioxidant ...
Fungal Teams in Soil Defy Expectations, Reshaping Tomato Growth and Disease Defense
A high-throughput phenotyping study shows that mixtures of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi produce additive, synergistic, and antagonistic effects on tomato growth ...
Cutting Fertilizer by Half Could Make Mangoes Sweeter, Study Finds
A two-year field trial in India shows that cutting recommended fertilizer doses by 25 to 50 percent while adding foliar ...
Underground Fungal Allies Supercharge Milk Thistle Yields and Healing Compounds
A field study shows that inoculating two varieties of milk thistle with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi boosts seed yield by up ...
Tiny Soil Allies Could Shield Crops From Drought, Salt and Disease
A landmark special issue of Plant and Soil shows that soil and plant microbiomes can be harnessed to help crops ...
Hidden Underground Allies: How Plant–Microbe Teams Curb Greenhouse Gases
A systematic review of 24 rigorous studies finds that plant–microbe partnerships in soils substantially reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, ...
Hidden Fungal Partners May Decide the Fate of a Rare Chinese Tree
A new sequencing study of the endangered seven-son flower reveals how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities differ between roots and rhizosphere ...
The Hidden Fungal Networks That Feed the World’s Plants and Hold Soils Together
A sweeping new review details how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, ancient symbionts of most land plants, drive nutrient uptake, soil carbon ...
Fungal Ally Reshapes Tobacco Root Microbes to Boost Growth in Poor Soil
Inoculating tobacco with the mycorrhizal fungus Claroideoglomus etunicatum enriches beneficial rhizosphere bacteria and strengthens microbial cooperation, boosting plant growth and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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