Strategies on symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their bioprotection

• Kubota Mayumi

  Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 植物とアーバスキュラー菌根菌の共生戦略と生体防御

Abstract

Symbiosis between plants and fungi so called mycorrhiza greatly contributes to maintenance of ecology such as renewal of forest, circulation of carbon flow, bioremediation of environment, preservation of plant species diversity. Symbiotic relationship between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is thought to start approximately 400 million years ago when plants landed on ground for the first time and to be the oldest among mycorrhizas. Arbuscular mycorrhiza is considered to have no host specificity as it is found in around 80% of land plant species. In order to colonize different host plants, it is assumed that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are required to possess strategies for competing with other microorganisms and high compatibility with their hosts. “Compatibility” is the result of an evolutional relationship between plants and microorganisms which have been selected as plant partners for their survival. This review introduces from the process for symbiosis between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to the role of bioprotection by the symbiosis.

Journal

• Root Research

  Root Research 15 (3), 111-118, 2006

  Japanese Society for Root Research

Keywords

• symbiosis
• mycorrhiza
• host preference
• hyphal morphology
• defense reaction
• disease suppression

Details

• CRID: 1390282679418940288
• NII Article ID: 10018777805
• NII Book ID: AA11272904
• DOI: 10.3117/rootres.15.111
• ISSN: 18807186
• ISSN: 09192182
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed