Agricultural Research Service: USDA Study Reveals Airborne Fungus Can Trigger Plant Growth
September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on Sept. 23:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that a harmless airborne fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum strain TC09 (TC09), can dramatically accelerate plant growth if a germinating plant is near the fungus as it emits volatiles or gases.
Scientists used tobacco and pepper plants as models . . .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today announced that a harmless airborne fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum strain TC09 (TC09), can dramatically accelerate plant growth if a germinating plant is near the fungus as it emits volatiles or gases.
Scientists used tobacco and pepper plants as models . . .