#fungicidal

[mindblowingscience]

Scientists have discovered that the most widely-used class of antifungals in the world causes pathogens to self-destruct. The University of Exeter-led research could help improve ways to protect food security and human lives. Fungal diseases account for the loss of up to a quarter of the world's crops. They also pose a risk to humans and can be fatal for those with weakened immune systems. Our strongest weapons against fungal plant diseases are azole fungicides. These chemical products account for up to a quarter of the world agricultural fungicide market, worth more than $3.8 billion per year. Antifungal azoles are also widely used as a treatment against pathogenic fungi which can be fatal to humans, which adds to their importance in our attempt to control fungal disease.

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[mablespyrup]

happy halloween!! don't look at the calendar. don't. don't look at it-

+ an extra sage because I couldn't decide which costume to give him

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Researchers discover eco-friendly fungicide alternative

A material that could replace current fungicides (i.e., anti-fungal pesticides), increase food security, and help protect wildlife has been discovered. A recent investigation undertaken by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) revealed that the UK is still using 36 harmful pesticides that have been banned in other European countries, with 13 described as "highly hazardous" that have links to water contamination, cancer, infertility, and other illnesses. Published in Green Chemistry, researchers at the University of Nottingham have completed a successful field trial of a material they have developed to help to protect crops from fungi. Simon Avery, professor of eukaryotic microbiology in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, said, "The test material is not toxic but works by passively resisting attachment of fungal spores to protect surfaces from fungal infection, including crop surfaces. Results from this first field trial with wheat are particularly encouraging as there is a lot of scope to optimize further the material properties for crop protection."

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[ceasarslegion]

We figured out what was wrong with my peace lily

Because I wasn't overwatering it. It got enough light. It wasn't too dry, I keep my apartment warm, and I've had these plants before all through uni with no issue

Ikea sold me a lily with fucking root mold

[briarpatch-kids]

The drama of the day I've been following is someone in a gardening reddit had their dad stain the garden boxes with a lovely deck stain and now everyone's arguing about whether or not it's safe to eat vegetables from that garden ever again as if people didn't spend decades eating food grown in tractor tires.

[mycoblogg]

Hii im recently hyperfixated with mushrooms and i want to know if you have information or good pages/authors to read about innovations in the uses of fungi in our everyday life, like for bioremediation.

Love your page! <3

i actually do not have extensive knowledge of fungi in bioremediation, so i unfortunately can't supply any sources for you to read about it. i'd love to learn more, so if any of my followers know of pages / authors that have written on this topic, please send it my way. ^^

[astralbondpro]

Fungicide (2002) // Dir. Dave Wascavage

[mindblowingscience]

Gray mold and other fungi, which cause fruit to rot, lead to significant economic losses and food waste. Now, researchers report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that compounds from sunflower crop waste prevented rotting in blueberries. They suggest the food industry could use these natural compounds to protect against post-harvest diseases. Sunflowers are cultivated around the world for their seeds and oil, but the flower stems—known as receptacles—are generally considered to be a waste product. Noting that this crop is particularly resistant to many plant diseases, Xiao-Dong Luo, Yun Zhao and colleagues decided to investigate whether its receptacles might contain chemical constituents responsible for this protective effect. They also wanted to find out if these compounds could be used to fend off fungal plant pathogens in fruit, as a way to avoid the toxicity and resistance associated with chemical fungicides.

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[jensownzoo]

First cucumber seedling up.

Now begins the vigilance.

[redseeker]

‘we’re going to remove a healthy human’s brain because a mad scientist has a hunch it MIGHT help produce a cure no one is even sure is possible and we’re definitely not going to run any tests on her blood, tissues, cerebrospinal fluid etc to see if we can isolate the compounds we need without causing irreparable damage to a living, healthy human being who has not given her consent in any form whatsoever. no we’re not totally fuckign unhinged’ like, bitch ?? dumbest shit i ever heard

[geekwiththeglasses]

So um, do not get internal full body fungal infections my dudes, you will suffer trying to rid your body of Spores

[lasseling]

Moms Across America Tested New Children’s Cereal & Found Poisons Like Heavy Metals, Arsenic, Aluminum, Cadmium, 8 Different Pesticides (Some Known To Change Sex Hormones) & More

All this in 1 cereal box

Testing reveals ‘General Mills Trix Loaded Cereal’ is actually “loaded with heavy metals and pesticides” also contains “Artificial dyes, preservatives, chemicals” - We found arsenic and cadmium 200-400% higher than what the EPA allows in drinking water - We found aluminum levels to be 1,365% to 1,650% higher than what the EPA allows in drinking water - We found glyphosate levels 158 to 174 times higher than has been shown in animal studies to cause sex hormone changes and organ damage when animals ate 0.1 parts per billion of glyphosate for 2 years of the glyphosate herbicide, the the formulation. And we also found 8 different pesticides. One of them is an ingredient used in shampoo that kills lice, and the other one is a fungicide known to cause endocrine disruption and hormone disruption in humans and wildlife at very low levels. So, clearly, this is not a great way to start your day with toxic chemicals, and we call on General Mills to get to the source of why their cereal is so contaminated and to do things like test fertilizers because we think that's the source of the heavy metal contamination. This is a very serious issue because heavy metals can cause neurological damage and developmental disorders that can be lifelong. So this is very serious. We are in a national physical and mental health crisis in America, and we need manufacturers like General Mills who have the resources to actually do something about cleaning up their the food supply and the products that they offer.“

[outofcontextrifftrax]

“He’s labcrafting the perfect meme about bitcoin, Rick and Morty, and the Joker!

Mike Nelson, Fungicide