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… Maize produces a family of compounds that protects it against infections — using surprisingly few … are to maize health. Infections with a stalk-rotting fungus ( Fusarium graminearum ) and a bacterium that causes … NIFA AFRI (1758976 to A.H. and E.S.) for sesquiterpenoids, National Science Foundation Plant-Biotic Interactions Program …

… Earth Month events throughout April. This year, a new group at the Lab, the Sustainable Garden Club, hosted a DIY … as embodied emissions. “So these are emissions that were made in creating goods and performing services,” Fulton … scale — moving a 3-foot long, spiny cactus into its new home at the lab, without any finger pricks. “It’s very funny …

… By comparing 135 fungal sequenced genomes, researchers were able to carry out a broader analysis than had ever been done before to look at how multiple forest fungi have independently evolved to … how fungi that feed on decaying plant matter (saprotrophs) have transitioned to the symbiotic lifestyle. The …

… fungi of Chytridiomycota (the “chytrids”).  A collaborative team led by Joey Spatafora at Oregon State University, … a DOE Office of Science User Facility, found that the fungus Olpidium is a link in the evolution and transition of … of some common crops, such as lettuce and tobacco. Olpidium itself doesn’t cause much damage to the hosts, but they are …