Aflatoxins are a family of toxins made by certain fungi that are found on agricultural crops, such as maize (corn), peanuts, ...

The discovery of a powerful "weapon" used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such ...

Some orchids stop making food and feed on fungi instead. Researchers found they do this only when conditions allow.

CANBERRA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Australian-led international research has identified a weapon used by many fungi to destroy food crops in a discovery that could help boost global food security.

In a new study published in Ecology Letters, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the ...

The discovery of a powerful 'weapon' used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to bolster global food security ...