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Mycorrhiza helper bacteria mechanisms

Reference	BRE13646
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Gary Bending
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Mr Patrick Blake, Professor John Michael Whipps
Institution	University of Warwick
Department	Warwick HRI
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	163,744
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/03/2001
End date	31/05/2005
Duration	51 months

Abstract

Management of mycorrhiza helper bacteria (MHB) provides a novel opportunity to manipulate mycorrhizal fungus communities to promote those species with beneficial functional traits, such as growth promoting and biocontrol properties. We propose a 3 year study to elucidate the biochemical and spatial interactions controlling expression of the mycorrhiza helper (MH) effect. We will use functionally distinct Lactarius rufus-Pinus sylvestris MHB, and other model MHB systems, to elucidate whether MH activities arise from nutritional, signalling or detoxifying mechanisms, to characterise the specificity of the MH effect, and to determine the localisation and population dynamics of MHB during expression of MH activities. Results of the study will contribute to the understanding, biotechnological development and use of MHB.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Biological Interactions in the Root Environment (BRE) [2000]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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