2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular mechanism of interactions between phyllosphere C1-microbes and plants and its application in environmental conservation agriculture
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19K22307
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Medium-sized Section 39:Agricultural and environmental biology and related fields
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-06-28 – 2022-03-31
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| Keywords | 生物間相互作用 / 葉面微生物 / 作物増収 / 植物生長促進 / 環境保全型農業 / C1細菌 / Methylobacterium |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Among the C1-microbes which can utilize one-carbon compounds as the sole source of carbon and energy, methanol-utilizing bacteria such as Methylobacterium spp. are dominant colonizers at the plant leaf surface (phyllosphere). These bacteria are known to have the ability to promote plant growth. In this project, in order to develop novel culture techniques of environmental conservation agriculture, we investigated the molecular mechanism of interactions between Methylobacterium spp. and plants. We established experimental methods to observe distribution dynamics of Methylobacterium spp. at the phyllosphere and to evaluate chemotaxis to various nutrients of Methylobacterium spp. We also tested promotion of plant growth and crop yield by inoculation of Methylobacterium spp.
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| Free Research Field |
応用微生物学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
C1細菌-植物間相互作用の分子機構解明については、葉面C1細菌の植物上での動態追跡手法や、各種栄養源への走化性の評価方法を確立できた。これらの解析手法を用いて、C1細菌の生育特性や葉面定着能を評価できることがわかった。本研究で得られた成果は、自然界における植物-微生物相互作用機構のさらなる理解につながるだけでなく、葉面C1細菌を用いた新規栽培技術開発のための基盤的知見となるものである。
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