| Budget Amount *help |
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥6,760,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,560,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The annual yield loss caused by parasitic plants in Orobanchaceae was estimated as more than 1 billion USD. To understand the molecular mechanisms of plant parasitism, we have employed molecular genetic approaches; isolate mutants that have defects in parasitism and identify the causative genes for the mutants. We used a Japanese native parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum as a model plant, and identify mutants that fail to invade host plants. Next generation sequencing analysis and subsequent genome comparison with wild type successfully identified the mutant causative genes.
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