The group was established in 1995. We focus on the complex interactions between plants and their environments, and the con-
servation and utilization of resource plants. By combining experimental approaches from a variety of disciplines including pla-
nt physiology, functional ecology, molecular biology, microbiology and biotechnology, we study the physiological and ecolog-
ical mechanisms that enable plants to cope with their growth conditions or special environments, reproductive biology and sy-
mbiotic fungus, and then integrate key technologies for the cultivation and conservation of important resource plants.
