Fungi are among the most important and beautiful soil organisms. đ Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi. đˇ Laszlo G. Nagy...
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Fungi are among the most important and beautiful soil organisms. đ Explore the fungal tree of life, with an emphasis on the macroscopic diversity of fungi. đˇ Laszlo G. Nagy...
What we see as a mushroom is only the fruiting body, a brief visible expression of a much larger underground network called the mycelium. This mycelium forms a symbiotic relationship with trees, wrapping around their roots and trading nutrients: the fungus delivers water and minerals from the soil, while the tree shares sugars from photosynthesis.... See more
Foraging the Season: September
We are embarking on a new journey into the soil. The exploration we began with Poetics of Soil now continues into the depths of fungal life. Beneath our feet hums another worldâexpansive, inventive, and largely hidden from view. This new series will illuminate the secret kingdoms of life underground.
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"Indeed, this moment of crisis highlights the playfulness that Smallhold has interwoven into their business all along. Somehow both alien and primordial, mushrooms are funny; when grown inside sleek pods, theyâre straight out of science fiction. Exotic varieties in particular are colorful and textural, running the gamut from bulbous to tubular,... See more
instagram.comMycorrhizal fungi efficiently acquire minerals for plants in exchange for carbon, but if the fungi do not receive carbon from the plants, they canât acquire minerals, and then plants canât access those minerals. Also, synthetics supply only a limited type of nutrient, not the full range that plants need.
Gabe Brown ⢠Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
A study published in 2019 by researchers at Agroscope in Zurich measured the scale of the disruption by comparing the impact of organic and conventional âintensiveâ farming practices on fungal communities in the roots of crops. By sequencing fungal DNA, the authors were able to compile networks showing which fungal species associated with one
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