Follow the fungi: New research explores how rain and seeds help grow fungal communities

The fungi that live in the seeds and in the leaves of plants play a part in the overall health and productivity of their host plants. That role isn’t well-defined despite big implications of that understanding for farmers and other land managers.

A new paper from W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researchers adds to a growing body of knowledge about the microbial communities that live on and in the plants around us.