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Fungi fever
The Nelson Mail; 5/14/2004; PETHERAM, Judith; 787 words
; Fungi have had a bad image in the past, thanks to story books and ... more about their secret life, as Jude Petheram discovered. Fungi occupy a deep, dark world where, for most of their existence ... week. Enthusiastic Landcare mycologist Peter Buchanan says fungi have had bad press in the past but the annual ...
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Journey through the kingdom of fungi. (Tree Maintenance).
Arbor Age; 3/1/2003; Childs, Gina O'Brien, Joseph; 686 words
; FUNGI HAVE SUCH DISTINCTIVE FEATURES THAT THEY HAVE A KINGDOM all to themselves. The kingdom of fungi is much larger than the plant kingdom. Scientists estimate ... exist worldwide, only about 80,000 have been identified. Fungi play several critical roles in the forest ecosystem. You ...
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Biodiversity of Fungi: Inventory and Monitoring Methods
Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society; 4/1/2005; Black, Dawn R; 693 words
; Biodiversity of Fungi: Inventory and Monitoring Methods. Edited ... of the estimated 1,500,000 species of fungi on Earth have been described. With the ... collaboration of 88 mycologists, Biodiversity of Fungi: Inventory and Monitoring Methods provides ...
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Unlock Sustainability.(using mycorrhizal fungi)
Arbor Age; 8/1/2001; Gillham, Felicia; 787 words
; Mycorrhizal Fungi are the Keys to Long-term Health Trees and landscapes should ... business, there is no better tool available than mycorrhizal fungi. These naturally occurring beneficial fungi do not boost the growth of trees, shrubs and ornamentals ...
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Novel uses for fungi in biotechnology. (includes related articles)
Chemistry and Industry; 1/15/1990; Wainwright, Milton; 787 words
; Novel Uses for Fungi in Biotechnology As a conservative estimate, some 120,000 species of fungi have been isolated. Many of these have been screened ... on a large scale, the main industrial use of fungi has been associated with the production of fermentation ...
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The fungi: How they grow and their effects on human health
Heating, Piping, and Air Conditioning; 7/1/1997; Burge, Harriet A; 787 words
; A primer on how fungi are formed, how they spread in buildings ... irritation, and toxicoses due to exposure Fungi can colonize building materials when sufficient ... fungal ecology and the basic effects of fungi on human health. It focuses on the nature ...
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Recycling nature. (saprophytic fungi)
World and I; 11/1/1998; Smith, Dwight G.; 787 words
; ... quiet, inconspicuous ways, saprophytic fungi break down the remains of dead plants and ... time of year for nature's recyclers: the fungi and bacteria. During the fall and winter ... matter. So it is up to a special group of fungi--the saprophytic fungi--to decompose the ...
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Choosing a Mixture Ratio for the On-Farm Production of AM Fungus Inoculum In Mixtures of Compost and Vermiculite
Compost Science & Utilization; 1/1/2008; Douds, David D Jr; Nagahashi, Gerald; Reider, Carolyn; Hepperly, Paul R; 787 words
; Arbuscular mycorrhizal [AM] fungi are potentially important tools in sustainable ... stabilizing soil aggregates. Inocula of these fungi can be effectively produced on-farm in ... composts, four mixture ratios, and three AM fungi with the objective of producing regression ...
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Bioremediation by fungi.
Chemistry and Industry; 2/14/1998; Evans, Christine Bucke, Christopher; 787 words
; Taking a revolutionary look at fungi is providing rich rewards in the clean ... as well as helping to prevent pollution Fungi usually get a bad press. With the possible ... of mushrooms, people tend to associate fungi with unpleasant moulds on foods, or causing ...
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Capturing fungi.(Editorial)
PSA Journal; 6/1/2006; Winston, Anthony; 784 words
; I have long been fascinated by fungi and over the years have photographed many ... decided that I should learn something about fungi and so I bought two books, the Peterson ... out--to find, photograph, and identify fungi. It was not difficult to find many species ...
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