Arbuscular Mycorrhiza signalling in Wheat

除了氮，磷（P）是小麦作物所需的最重要的营养素。磷对于植物发育、种子的质量和形成、协助光合作用、能量储存和细胞分裂是必不可少的。解磷型丛枝菌根在农业可持续发展和小麦增产方面具有巨大潜力。然而，由于遗传和环境条件，AM与包括小麦在内的作物的关联是次优的。本项目结合遗传学、分子生物学和代谢组学的最新技术，旨在研究一种调控丛枝菌根共生的新信号通路。从该项目中获得的见解将提供独特的知识，以制定旨在优化田间作物与丛枝菌根关联的策略。

Next to nitrogen, phosphorus (P) is the most important nutrient needed by a wheat crop. P is essential for the plant development, the quality and formation of the seeds, to assist photosynthesis and, energy storage and cell division. Phosphate-delivering arbuscular mycorriza has enormous potential for sustainable agriculture and enhancement of wheat yield. However, AM association with crops including wheat is suboptimal due to genetic and environmental conditions. By combining the state-of-the-art technics in genetics, molecular biology and metabolomics this project aims at characterizing a novel signalling pathway modulating arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis. The insights gained from this project will deliver unique knowledge to develop strategy aiming at optimising arbuscular mycorrhiza association with crops in the field.