Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Fungal Growth

Fungal growth is the process by which fungi develop, proliferate, and extend through their environment, and the term also refers broadly to the visible colonies and mycelial masses fungi form. Filamentous fungi grow primarily by the elongation and branching of hyphae from their tips, producing a mycelium that spread…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 84× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2766-869X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Fungal growth is the process by which fungi develop, proliferate, and extend through their environment, and the term also refers broadly to the visible colonies and mycelial masses fungi form. Filamentous fungi grow primarily by the elongation and branching of hyphae from their tips, producing a mycelium that spreads through and absorbs nutrients from substrates, while yeasts grow by budding or division. Growth depends on environmental and nutritional conditions, including the availability of carbon and nitrogen sources, moisture, temperature, and pH, all of which influence the rate and extent of development; research often manipulates these factors to characterize the growth of specific fungi and pathogens. Fungi occupy a central ecological role as decomposers that recycle organic matter, and many are exploited industrially in food production, fermentation, enzyme manufacture, and bioremediation. At the same time, fungal growth can be damaging: plant-pathogenic fungi cause crop diseases and yield losses, contaminating fungi spoil food and produce mycotoxins, and growth of opportunistic species causes infections in humans and animals. Controlling unwanted fungal growth relies on understanding the conditions that promote it and on antifungal agents, including plant-derived compounds, whose efficacy is tested against pathogenic and dermatophyte species. The study of fungal growth thus spans fungal physiology, ecology, biotechnology, plant pathology, and clinical microbiology.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 84 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Fungal Diversity (ISSN 2766-869X).

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Sudha Chaturvedi · United States

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