India needs improved expertise and tools to effectively manage the growing burden of fungal infections and related health ...

Soil-borne fungal pathogens are responsible for major agricultural losses worldwide, yet the way they invade and spread ...

Fusarium wilt is a major threat to global watermelon production, especially under long-term monoculture practices. Traditionally, research has focused on how pathogens invade or how certain beneficial ...

A new research study has shown that wheat can gain strong protection against Fusarium Head Blight by using genes from wild grass species. Fusarium Head Blight is one of the most damaging fungal ...

International food scientists warn that a decades-long, unresolved fungal disease threatening banana plants is endangering crops in South-East Asia and worldwide, risking livelihoods and food security ...

It can be scary when your plants are sickly. Some diseases can be managed while others are detrimental, so it's important to know what's harming your plants.

National security authorities and members of Congress are raising alarm over the alleged plot by two romantically involved Chinese researchers to smuggle samples of a dangerous crop-killing fungus ...

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard of. This fungal disease has repeatedly reshaped the global coffee supply ...

In the fields of Venezuela, where the banana has been for generations a symbol of sustenance and tradition, a shadow fell across the land. In 2023, Venezuela’s National Institute of Integral ...

A team led by researchers at Jiangnan University removed two genes from the genome of Fusarium venenatum, the fungus used in the meat substitute Quorn. The newly modified fungus is more nutritious and ...

Scientists have engineered a fungus that turns the same amount of feedstock into significantly more edible protein – and does so with far fewer emissions. In new research from Jiangnan University in ...

Forget lab-grown burgers. A new genetically tweaked fungus is here, and it’s expected to shape the future of sustainable food. Researchers in China have unveiled a modified fungus that not only tastes ...