Record ID No. |
4997 |
Author(s) |
Hitoshi Murata, Akiyoshi Yamada, Tsuyoshi Maruyama, Naoki Endo, Kohei Yamamoto, Norio Hayakawa, Hitoshi Neda , 2014 |
Affiliation |
Department of Applied Microbiology and Mushroom Science, Forestry & Forest Products Research Institute, Matsunosato 1, Tsukuba 305-8687, Japan, Email: murmur@ffpri.affrc.go.jp |
Title |
In vitro shiro formation between the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Tricholoma matsutake and Cedrela herrerae in the Mahogany family (Meliaceae) |
Source. Vol.(no):Page |
Mycoscience 55(4): 275-279p. |
Categories |
Ectomycorrhiza |
Subjects |
Culture |
Sub-subjects |
Cultural Studies |
Host |
Pinaceae, Cedrela herrerae (Meliaceae) |
Organism |
Tricholoma matsutake |
Country |
Japan, East Asia |
Abstracts |
Tricholoma matsutake is an ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete that associates with Pinaceae plants, forming a rhizospheric mycelial aggregate called “shiro” from which the prized “matsutake” mushrooms form. Here we document that T. matsutake associates in vitro with Andean Cedrela herrerae (Meliaceae) via root endophyte interactions and efficiently forms shiro. C. herrerae produces many branches, leaves, and lateral roots in association with T. matsutake, unlike C. odorata, which grows in the tropics and produces few leaves and branches in association with the symbiont. This symbiosis may be a unique approach to culturing matsutake as well as to cultivating endangered plant species in vitro. |