The tactics for nitrogen acquisition between plants and VAM fungi

Accession number;06A0240797
Title;The tactics for nitrogen acquisition between plants and VAM fungi
Author; YANO KATSUYA (Nagoya Univ., Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sci., JPN)
Journal Title;Root Research
Journal Code:L2698A
ISSN:0919-2182
VOL.15;NO.1;PAGE.11-17(2006)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.6, TBL.1, REF.20
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;It is unusual that roots of terrestrial plants are in bare, but they normaly form symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi. The most common association is vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhiza, and it is well known that forming VA mycorrhiza can improve phosphorus (P) acquisition by the host plants. However, as for nitrogen (N) nutrition, it is still debatable whether the mycorrhizal fungi are involved or not, although the availability of N rather than P limits plant growth in many ecosystems. Recently, we have found that N delivery via the mycorrhizal hyphae depends on the form of N supplied; while the fungus fed with ammonium can rapidly deliver N to the host plants, the fungus fed with nitrate scarcely delivers N despite of that nitrate is metabolized by the fungus. On the basis of this finding, I discuss the involvement of the mycorrhizal symbiosis in plant N nutrition with critical review for the previous studies. (author abst.)
FULLTEXT