A study tests whether mycorrhizal infection in maize, wheat, millet, sorghum, barley and oat plants was affected by amending soils with Trichoderma harzianum, Beijerinckia mobilis or Aspergillus niger, all of varying functions, along with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
Beneficial fungi that live on plant roots increased green bell pepper yields by as much as one-third in studies by Agricultural Research Service scientists.
Some of the published research results for MycoApply inoculum.
A study by Dr. Efren Cazares to determine the existent evidence that supports the statements that mycorrhizal fungi increase fertilizer efficiency.
Many people spend their lives chasing dollars without ever stopping to question what it is they are chasing. After all, everybody else is doing it, better not get left behind – right? Well, before we get into rights and wrongs, why don’t we hit RESET and try to think like a visitor from Mars? Let’s take a fresh look at this weird Earth-stuff they call “money” …
Following on from learning about mushroom spores in our last issue, our resident mycologist, John Robinson, introduces us to the rich and varied Oyster mushroom. Perfect for beginners, this fungi beast produces some of the best yields in the world of cultivated fungi. Bring it on!!
The world is one big garden and it’s there for the growing! Richard Reynolds, author of “On Guerrilla Gardening,” invites us to dismantle the white picket fences inside our heads and to get growing wherever we can!
Is it within the realms of possibility that all this talk of Iran’s “nuclear ambitions” is really incubating another agenda? Dare we mention the oil? For it’s not the prospect of another war that concerns me most. It’s the possibility that we don’t care, so long as our gas prices stay low for a little while longer.
Everest shares his thoughts on the New Dawn of 2010 and all that is possible.
It’s National Lawn Care Month in the U.S. this April: an excellent time to rip up that sod and start growing your own food! Urban Garden Magazine tells you how.
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