Field pea and lentil growers have been struggling to cope with aphanomyces root rot — a complicated soil disease — since it was discovered in Saskatchewan in 2012 and Alberta in 2013.

Plant them high, they will not die. Plant them low, they will not grow.” I first read that saying on the American Society of ...

Most of these fungi are saprobes causing brown or white wood rot, whereas some of them form ectomycorrhizae with woody plants. Therefore, they play an important function in nutrient cycling and soil ...

A fungus named in honour of Sir David Attenborough has been found infecting and manipulating spiders in a Northern Ireland cave turning them into The Last of Us-style “zombies”. Researchers ...

White matter and other changes around the toenails and fingernails can occur with psoriasis or nail fungus. However ... nail bed, and root of the nail. A person can pick up a fungal infection ...

A 2016 study provided the first evidence that fungus-infected spiders may also be changing their behaviour, moving from their characteristic concealed niches to die in elevated or freely-exposed ...

Yeast infections on the scalp are caused by an overgrowth of fungal organisms. Candida is the yeast that most often infects the scalp. The problem can also be caused by Malassezia, a yeast that often ...