Plants produce an astonishing variety of chemical substances. Most of these metabolites are involved in chemical communication and serve to defend against pests, protect against pathogens, and ...

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Ahead of spring gardening season, I rounded up the best places to buy plants online, according to gardening experts and NBC Select editors. Shop plants from retailers like Easyplant, Logee’s ...

Ginryoso is a saprophytic plant in the heath family that grows to a height of 10 to 20 centimeters. It is also referred to in Japanese as "yurei-dake," literally meaning ghost mushroom, due to its ...

Beneficial molds that help break down organic matter in the soil are called saprophytic fungi. One of the most common is Trichoderma, which appears as white fuzzy clumps. Blue, yellow, and orange ...

The pine-shadow orchid is a saprophytic plant, meaning it lives in symbiosis with fungi. After germinating underground, the plant relies on underground fungi to provide nutrients, and then it ...

The pine-shadow orchid is a saprophytic plant, meaning it lives in symbiosis with fungi. After germinating underground, the plant relies on underground fungi to provide nutrients, and then it grows ...

Bring your lush interior paradise to life with our guide to the best indoor plants—including impossible-to-kill options ...

Causes of Mold on Plant Soil. Mold spores are always present in the air, but mold usually doesn’t appear on the surface of houseplants until the growing conditions, such as temp ...

For instance, the plastomes of various saprophytic and parasitic plants have been observed to undergo a significant loss of photosynthesis-related genes. High-quality assembly, annotation, and ...