Industrial farming practices often deplete the soil of important nutrients and minerals, leaving farmers to rely on ...

Scientists use small peptides to enhance symbiosis between plants and fungi, offering a sustainable alternative to artificial fertilizers. Plant biologists discover new plant molecule, CLE16, as well ...

Industrial farming practices often deplete the soil of important nutrients and minerals, leaving farmers to rely on artificial fertilizers to support plant growth. In fact, fertilizer use has more ...

Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The ...

WGN’s “Plant Daddy” Tim Joyce is back to share some weekend gardening tips, including how to sterilize soil, how to get rid ...

Soil fungi have pivotal ecological roles influencing plant health as symbionts, pathogens or decomposers. Soil fungal biodiversity is increasingly recognized as providing benefits to soil health as ...

Placing a new plant near your existing collection is an error that can expose all your houseplants to gnats. To be safe, keep ...

These tiny, mosquito-like bugs can be a major nuisance. Use these tips to banish fungus gnats from plants for good. Nearly everyone with indoor greenery has encountered fungus gnats in plants at ...

Health officials in Hood River County, Ore., are investigating three cases of Creutzfeld Jakob disease. Two have died and a ...

Black spot is a common problem that can affect roses in the springtime. However, a gardening expert has shared a "smart" way ...

Rainy spring weather will help blight spores spread fast, but there is a simple and natural gardening method that will ...

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...