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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Evolutionary processes of symbiotic interactions between parasitic plants and endophytic fungi.

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 26291076
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Biodiversity/Systematics
Research InstitutionYamagata University

Principal Investigator

Yokoyama Jun  山形大学, 理学部, 教授 (80272011)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 福田 達哉  高知大学, その他の研究科, 准教授 (00432815)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Keywords寄生植物 / 真菌類 / 共生 / 寄生 / 進化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study intended to reveal the evolutionary processes of symbiotic interactions between parasitic plants and their endophytic fungi (those live interior of plant body without any symptoms). For the purposes, we conducted i) floristic investigations of endophytic fungi in various parasitic plants and ii) ecological functions of those fungi to the plants, especially their effect to plant growth. We found plant pathogenic fungi to an extent in each parasitic plant we examined. We cannot fully reveal their genetic background related to symbiotic interactions. Some fungal species showed, however, deleterious effects on parasitic plants in their early stage of growth. Interactions between parasitic plants and endophytic fungi may be more complicated as expected and we need more information about their interaction throughout their life cycles.

Free Research Field

植物系統進化学

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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