Research

There are a number of very active research groups who study fungi in Scotland. Find out more by clicking on the titles below:

Recent Scottish research highlights

  • What you see is what you get: hazel gloves research news Hazel gloves (Hypocreopsis rhododendri) is an ascomycete which produces distinctive fingered fruits on the stems of trees and shrubs. Its fruit bodies have only been found at a scattering of ...
    Posted 15 Jul 2011 01:44 by Katie Grundy
  • Alpine Ectomycorrhizas in Scotland: Exploring the biogeography of undiscovered fungal communities BackgroundIn the Scottish alpine environment there is a suite of dominant plant species which support an ecologically significant community of symbiotic fungi; however, the diversity of these organisms is ...
    Posted 16 Feb 2011 10:18 by Emily Carroll
  • The Hazel Gloves Fungus in the Atlantic Hazelwood Background Hazel gloves (Hypocreopsis rhododendri Thaxt.) is a rare and charismatic ascomycete fungus which forms rosettes of orange finger-shaped lobes on the stems of old hazel trees. The fungus ...
    Posted 6 Jul 2010 10:02 by Liz Holden
  • Mycorrhizal fungi in the roots of Scots pine under a changing climate Ectomycorrhizal fungi form a symbiosis with the roots of many tree species, enhancing the trees ability to gain nutrients from the soil in return for energy donated by the tree ...
    Posted 13 Sep 2011 13:51 by Susan Jarvis
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