| Course title | |||||
| 自然環境保全学特別講義Ⅲ [Special Lectures on Environment Conservation III] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 0.5 | ||
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 05MN5705 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 奈良 一秀, 渡辺 直明 [WATANABE Naoaki] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Many plant species are threatened due to human activities. To conserve these plant species we need various knowledge, including surrounding other organisms. This short course focuses on mycorrhizal fungi (soil microbes), which symbiotically colonize on plant roots and determine the growth and survival of the host plants. Students can learn the basics of mycorrhizal symbiosis, some examples of endangered plants and their mycorrhizal symbionts, and practical apprications of mycorrhizal fungi to plant conservation. |
| Expected Learning |
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Students can learn 1. What are "fungi", what are "mycorrhizal fungi" 2. Contribution of mycorrhizal fungi to plant growth and survival 3. Importance of mycorrhizal fungi in plant conservation |
| Course schedule |
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Lecture 1. Introduction to fungi and mycorrhizal fungi Lecture 2. Ecology of mycorrhizal fungi Lecture 3. Endangered trees and their mycorrhizal symbionts Lecture 4. Rare forest floor plants and mycorrhizal networks |
| Prerequisites |
| No prior knowledge and pre-learning required. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| No textbook specified. Students can download some related articles from the website described below. |
| References |
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Below is for students who want to learn farther: Smith SE & Read DJ (2008) Mycorrhizal Symbiosis, 3rd ed. Academic Press. |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Learning levels evaluated from questions and comments submitted after each lecture. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Many students do not know most plants live with fungi and depend on them for growth and survival. Knowledge obtained in this short course will provide new insights on plant conservation and potentially enable new mitigation strategies in the era of 6th mass extinction. |
| Course keywords |
| fungi, symbiosis, mycorrhizal fungi, biodiversity, endangered species, plant conservation |
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| Related URL |
| https://sites.google.com/a/edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/nara_lab/home/publication (Access to related papers. Students can download some free pdf files related to the lecture.) |
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| Last update |
| 9/27/2018 5:35:49 PM |