Tuesday, September 29, 2026
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Researchers find a fungus in Kentucky's forest grass that makes rare bug-fighting chemicals

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) have discovered that a fungus living inside a common Kentucky woodland grass produces a rare combination of chemicals that likely helps protect the plant from hungry insects.

Researchers find a fungus in Kentucky's forest grass that makes rare bug-fighting chemicals
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) have discovered that a fungus living inside a common Kentucky woodland grass produces a rare combination of chemicals that likely helps protect the plant from hungry insects.

Originally published at Phys.org

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