Research on ecosystems of the future has started
Study finds fungi, not plant matter, responsible for most carbon sequestration in northern forests
(Phys.org) —A new study undertaken by a diverse group of scientists in Sweden has found that contrary to popular belief, most of the carbon that is sequestered in northern boreal forests comes about due ...
Mar 29, 2013
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More accurate, sensitive DNA test allows early identification of fungus causing WNS
Even after researchers studying White Nose Syndrome (WNS) established that a fungus called Geomyces destructans is at the heart of the devastating disease, detecting it depended largely on finding dead or dying bats.
Mar 13, 2013
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Innovations in soil science will grow the solutions to global food security
A report published by the RSC says that innovative research in soil science will be fundamental in overcoming the growing threat of global food and fuel crop shortages as the world's population continues to increase.
Jan 22, 2013
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Bacteria pitted against fungi to protect wheat and barley
Climate change threatens French truffle, scientists say
Plant interaction with friendly bacteria gives pathogens their break
In two papers to be published in Current Biology, researchers from JIC and The Sainsbury Laboratory on the Norwich Research Park, and Rothamsted Research and the University of York identify genes that help plants interact with m ...
Nov 02, 2012
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Fungi play role in the fight against toxins
Fungi play an important role in the ecosystem, but scientists are still finding out just how big a role they really play in nature. Some fungi are easily recognisable, like mushrooms, most of which stick ...
Sep 04, 2012
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Unexpected finding shows fungi may not help store climate change's extra carbon
Fungi found in plants may not be the answer to mitigating climate change by storing additional carbon in soils as some previously thought, according to an international team of plant biologists.
Aug 30, 2012
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Contaminant transport in the fungal pipeline
Leipzig. Fungi are found throughout the soil with giant braiding of fine threads. However, these networks have surprising functions. Only a few years ago researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ...
Jul 25, 2012
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Rising carbon dioxide in atmosphere also speeds carbon loss from forest soils: study
Elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide accelerate carbon cycling and soil carbon loss in forests, new research led by an Indiana University biologist has found.
Jul 10, 2012
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Voicemail discovered in nature: Insects receive soil messages from the past
Insects can use plants as 'green phones' for communication with other bugs. A new study now shows that through those same plants insects are also able to leave 'voicemail' messages in the soil. Herbivorous ...
Jun 12, 2012
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Unique microbes found in extreme environment
Researchers who were looking for organisms that eke out a living in some of the most inhospitable soils on Earth have found a hardy few. A new DNA analysis of rocky soils in the martian-like landscape on some ...
Jun 08, 2012
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Ancient plant-fungal partnerships reveal how the world became green
Prehistoric plants grown in state-of-the-art growth chambers recreating environmental conditions from more than 400 million years ago have shown scientists from the University of Sheffield how soil dwelling fungi played a ...
May 15, 2012
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Genetically modified corn affects its symbiotic relationship with non-target soil organisms
