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Ghanaian Biologist Maps Mycorrhizal Fungi to Protect Crops

Ghanaian Biologist Maps Mycorrhizal Fungi to Protect Crops

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Biologist Jacob Ulzen is mapping Ghana's mycorrhizal fungi networks, vital to agriculture which makes up 54% of GDP.

Biologist Jacob Ulzen is mapping Ghana's mycorrhizal fungi networks, vital to agriculture which makes up 54% of GDP.

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agriculture makes up 54% of Ghana’s GDP

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GROWING GOURMET

GROWING GOURMET

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Fungi Preservation

Fungi Preservation

Since agriculture makes up 54% of Ghana’s GDP, threats to fungal diversity can seriously endanger the nation’s food supply and economic livelihood. Ghanaian biologist Jacob Ulzenis mapping mycorrhizal fungi networks to preserve and harness their relationships with crops before erosion and rising sea levels make doing so impossible.

Since agriculture makes up 54% of Ghana’s GDP, threats to fungal diversity can seriously endanger the nation’s food supply and economic livelihood. Ghanaian biologist Jacob Ulzenis mapping mycorrhizal fungi networks to preserve and harness their relationships with crops before erosion and rising sea levels make doing so impossible.

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