Antifungal resistance is growing – will new treatments turn the tables?

Fungicides are often sprayed onto crops in large quantities to prevent fungal diseases occurring later in the season. Credit: Dave Thurber/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Not for nothing are fungi often described as the ‘hidden kingdom’. Many exist mainly or entirely underground, and only around 5% of the world’s fungal species are thought to have been discovered so far. …