Arbuscular Mycorrhiza signalling in Wheat

除氮外，磷(P)是小麦作物所需的最重要的养分。磷对植物的发育、种子的质量和形成、协助光合作用、能量储存和细胞分裂至关重要。输送磷酸盐的丛枝菌体在可持续农业和提高小麦产量方面具有巨大的潜力。然而，由于遗传和环境条件，AM与小麦等作物的关联并不理想。通过结合遗传学、分子生物学和代谢组学的最新技术，本项目旨在表征一种调节丛枝菌根共生的新型信号通路。从该项目中获得的见解将提供独特的知识，以制定旨在优化丛枝菌根与田间作物关联的策略。

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.