Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/00585
The molecular basis of nutrient acquisition in ectomycorrhizal fungi.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor D Read, University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Rolfe, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor JD Scholes, University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Environmental Physiology
- Environmental Genomics
- Biogeochemical Cycles
- Soil science
- Abstract:
- Ectomycorrhizal fungi ensheath the roots of our major tree species and play a central role in nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. This project aim to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the control of nutrient acquisition in the hyphae of Paxillus involutus in ectomycorrhizal association with Betula pendula. We will isolate (using cDNA-AFLP) and characterise P. involutus gene families which exhibit alterations in expression in response to different nutrient sources and examine the localised and long distance regulation of gene expression in response to exploitation of nutrient-rich patches. This will allow us to form a comprehensive picture of the regulation of nutrient acquisition within the mycelial network of an ectomycorrhizal fungus.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/00585
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £199,227
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £80,250 | £1,567 | £40,734 | £36,915 | £39,762 |
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