Rust fungus, despite a name that would make homeowners think it would grow on iron, is a notorious nuisance when it comes to lawns. This fungal disease, primarily caused by the fungi in the genus ...

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are ...

Question: You recommended a fungicide for an orange rust control on plumeria. The rust fungus seems like a natural occurrence, especially as the leaves decline in the fall. I have developed the ...

We already knew from previous studies that plant pathogenic rust fungi are beneficial to herbivorous insects. Now we were interested in an endophytic fungus whose role in poplar-insect ...

Fungicides, a completely different type of rust control, have also been known to select for other fungicide-resistant fungi, some of which are opportunistic fungal pathogens of animals ...

The cause is two types of spruce needle rust fungi, chrysomyxa ledi and chrysomyxa ledicola. Even though the fungi look bad, they are more of an aesthetic problem than a tree health problem.

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...