Forest ecosystem functioning of common mycorrhizal network in east Asia

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25304026
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Forest science
• Research Institution: Mie University
• Principal Investigator: Matsuda Yosuke 三重大学, 生物資源学研究科, 教授 (30324552)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 木佐貫 博光 三重大学, 生物資源学研究科, 教授 (00251421) ; 谷川 東子 国立研究開発法人森林総合研究所, 関西支所, 主任研究員 (10353765) ; 奈良 一秀 東京大学, 新領域創成科学研究科, 准教授 (60270899)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 菌根共生 / 森林生態系 / 混合栄養 / ツツジ科

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this project was to clarify the survival strategy of plants living on the dark forest floor at various forest ecosystems in terms of the underground view of mycorrhizal associations. For this aim, I focused on Pyrola japonica (Ericaceae) that distributes ubiquitously in east Asia. I collected the plants from Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and genetic analysis of the root system was carried out. In the rootsystem, members of Russulaceae that are known to be ectomycorrhizal fungi associating with woody plants taxa. These results suggest that the plants growing on the forest floor retain similar mycorrhizal fungal taxa that are in common with the trees.

Free Research Field

森林微生物学