Applying beneficial microbes to soil sounds simple, but in practice it can be difficult to distribute small amounts of microbial products evenly through growing media or field soils. A study published ...

Scientists have discovered fungi capable of transforming barren Martian soil into fertile ground, aiding plant growth by ...

Scientists have identified some forms of fungi that have been proven to play a key role in turning Martian soil barren into ...

You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you've been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You're nervous because you're using a new type of ...

The researchers analyzed the genetic mechanisms involved in the secretion and expression of enzymes used by three species of fungus to degrade sugarcane: Trichoderma harzianum, T. reesei and T.

Growing crops on Mars might seem like science fiction, but an international team of researchers believes a microscopic ally ...