Evolutionary processes of symbiotic interactions between parasitic plants and endophytic fungi.
| Project/Area Number |
26291076
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Partial Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biodiversity/Systematics
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
Yokoyama Jun 山形大学, 理学部, 教授 (80272011)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
福田 達哉 高知大学, その他の研究科, 准教授 (00432815)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥15,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,480,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥8,190,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,890,000)
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| Keywords | 寄生植物 / 真菌類 / 共生 / 寄生 / 進化 / 植物 / 真菌 |
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| 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.
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