Caused by a two different strains of fungus, the disease appears as a white powdery mildew on plants, lowering crop yields and increasing the dependency on fungicides. The team found the Erysiphe ...

While many traditional Chinese/herbal medicine consumers are drawn to the fungus for its supposed health benefits, my interest lies in a darker side of its harvest: the deadly relationship between ...

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Scientists have now identified a soil fungus called Mortierella alpina that produces bioactive molecules that could help shield plants from problematic worms. A new study reported in the Journal of ...

A new tool now helps farmers identify and manage the disease. A new study from North Carolina State University has traced the global spread of a fungus that causes powdery mildew in blueberry plants—a ...

“If we find out exactly how Mortierella works against nematodes, we could perhaps use this fungus specifically as a biological control agent against plant pathogens,” says Büttner, who has ...

The fungus produces bioactive molecules called malpinins, which could protect plants from destructive worms. A research team from Jena has now been able to understand and describe their mode of ...