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Defining the genetic components that allow symbioses in Medicago truncatula

ReferenceBBS/E/J/00000603
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Giles Oldroyd
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution John Innes Centre
DepartmentJohn Innes Centre Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 2,226,318
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 23/09/2002
End date 31/03/2017
Duration174 months

Abstract

Phosphorus and nitrogen are applied in agriculture at unsustainable levels. My research programme is focused on the genetics and cell biology of the legume/rhizobial and mycorrhizal symbioses that aid in the uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus and water. We are addressing a number of questions: to dissect the signalling pathways involved in the recognition of diffusible signals from rhizobia and mycorrhizal fungi; to understand the role and mechanism of calcium spiking in symbiotic interactions and to define the mechanisms that allow nodule formation and bacterial infection.

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Committee Not funded via Committee
Research TopicsMicrobiology, Plant Science, Soil Science
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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