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Those soil health products may be a waste of money
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Symbiotic fungi are all the rage right now. Farmers want them in their fields, gardeners want them in veggie patches and flowerbeds. The excitement has given rise to a billion-dollar mycorrhizae market, but many products don’t deliver on their promises. Come visit the world’s biggest collection of these fungi to learn what makes them so great — and why you should think twice before buying them.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- News article: Soil health is big business, but KU researchers say many fungal products don't work as promised
- Scientific journal article: A.B. Frank and mycorrhizae
- The AM fungi collection at KU website
This episode of Up From Dust was written, reported and mixed by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, with editing by Mackenzie Martin and Stephen Koranda.
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