Fungi

WSU experts are studying a surge of fungal diseases striking down young Christmas trees already weakened by climate change.

Learning how a white mold fungus avoids plant defenses could lead to a new tool to combat a pathogen that causes billions of dollars of crop loss worldwide.

Fungi research partner, mycologist featured in video.

A new fungus strain bred by WSU researchers could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honey bees.

Tiny, symbiotic fungi play an outsized role in helping plants survive stress

Two WSU plant pathologists launching USDA-funded research into better plant protection

New research from WSU scientists finds that feeding a mushroom extract to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels.

New Research Offers Insight on Molecular Signaling of Non-host Resistance Mechanism PULLMAN, Wash. — Why are plants immune to most of the diseases surrounding them in the environment? That’s a question Lee Hadwiger, Washington State University professor of plant pathology, has been wrestling with most of his career.

What are Alternaria Sex Genes Up to, If not Sex? Fungal diseases are among the most intractable problems faced by farmers. Treatments are few and far between and are often highly toxic. What to do when faced with a fundamental problem with no obvious solution? Scientists at Washington State University are taking a step back […]

It’s a classic plot device of murder mysteries: an evil killer slips poisonous mushrooms into the frying pan of an unsuspecting victim who dies an agonizing death. But in real life, poisonous fungi typically sicken and occasionally kill people for quite different reasons.