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Tag Archives: Mushrooms
Ash dieback disease: A plague on our ashes
Ash dieback is expected to kill millions of Britain’s ash trees over the next ten years. Caused by a fungus, Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the disease kills trees by spreading through the branches and strangling the vascular system. Dr Anne Edwards and Prof … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, cholera, dieback, Disease, Fungus, hymenoscyphus fraxineus, Mushrooms, spores, tolerance, trees, woodland
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UK Fungus Day 2014
12 October is UK Fungus Day, held by the British Mycological Society to showcase the diversity and usefulness of fungi, and the benefits of mycology (the study of fungi). Continue reading
Microbe Talk: July 2014
Dr Bryn Dentinger, a researcher at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, bought a packet of dried porcini mushrooms in a local shop. Being an expert in fungi, Bryn wanted to know what species of porcini he had purchased, so he … Continue reading