Understanding plant:fungal communication to increase plant productivity

互惠真菌和植物之间的关系被利用，因为它们促进了植物的生产力和活力。农林和农业行业面临的一个重大问题是，有益真菌在植物寄主上定居的能力高度依赖于寄主的遗传背景。归根结底，这意味着如果真菌接种剂与适当的植物寄主不匹配，就无法从这些关系中获得最大好处。该项目旨在确定第一批遗传标记，用于将植物与适当的真菌分离株相匹配，从而确保最佳的植物表现。这将为提高我国自然资源生产率的全球努力增添一个重要组成部分。

Relationships between mutualistic fungi and plants are exploited as they foster plant productivity and vigour. One significant problem facing the agro-forestry and agricultural industries is that the ability of beneficial fungi to colonise plant hosts is highly dependent on the genetic background of the host. Ultimately, this means that if fungal inoculants are not matched with the appropriate plant host, maximal benefits from these relationships are not achieved. This project aims to identify the first genetic markers to be used for matching plants with appropriate fungal isolates, thereby guaranteeing optimal plant performance. This will add a critical component to the global effort of increasing the productivity of our natural resources.