Exploring ectomycorrhizal fungi for sustainable forestry in Southeast Asia.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25257411
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Forest science
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Nara Kazuhide 東京大学, 新領域創成科学研究科, 准教授 (60270899)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MATSUDA Yosuke 三重大学, 生物資源学研究科, 教授 (30324552)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 熱帯林 / 菌根菌

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Forest trees depend on mycorrhizal fungi for soil nutrients, which virtually determine tree growth. Thus, we need knowledge about mycorrhizal fungi to realize sustainable forestry. In this study, we investigated mycorrhizal fungi in mixed dipterocarp forests and Sumatran pine forests in Indonesia. In both types of forests, mycorrhizal fungal communities colonizing on mature trees were quite different from the communities of dormant spores in soil. Mycorrhizal fungi found in the Sumatran pine forests were quite different from those of dipterocarp forests, sharing very few species between the forests.

Free Research Field

森林微生物学