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ArticleBMC plant biology2025

Transcriptional profiles of endophyte Serendipita indica associated with plant growth improvement in watermelon.

Asmat Batool, Chenhao Wang, Yuelin Xia, Li Xiao, Jalil Ahmad, Linye Liu, Lei Ge, Chuchu Chen

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Asmat BatoolLaboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. asmat@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9805-7317
Chenhao WangLaboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Yuelin XiaLaboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Li XiaoLaboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Jalil AhmadInstitute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
Linye LiuLaboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Lei GeLaboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Chuchu ChenLaboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

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Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System CARS-25-17
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Abstract

backgroundEndophytes play an important role in improving the nutrient regime and growth status of host plants via symbiosis. Considering the importance of endophytes for maintaining good plant growth and development, we executed current study and investigated the effect of S. indica on watermelon plant growth, nutrient uptake efficiency and spatiotemporal variations in root-specific characteristics. Briefly, the surface sterilized seeds of three watermelon accessions were sowed on peat, perlite, and vermiculite media (3:2:1) in dark at 25 °C, the photosynthetic photon flux density 880 µmol/m

resultsThe ZJU-accession (ZJU-197) with maximum colonization capacity has better plant growth (60.54%) and photosynthetic assimilation rate with maximum chlorophyll contents and more nutrients acquisition (N, P), thus making this symbiotic association helpful for watermelon plant physiological and morphological attributes. The endophyte S. indica upregulated Phosphomethylethanolamine N-methyltransferase domain proteins which are essential for the synthesis of secondary metabolites and participate in plant growth and nutrient uptake. Additionally, the colonized watermelon plants showed overexpression of dual affinity NRT1/PTR 7.3/6.3, similar to nitrate reductase and other metabolizing enzymes, thus making absorbed nutrients efficiently assimilated in the leaves to increase photosynthetic efficiency, resulting in biomass accumulation. Overexpression of genes facilitating nutrient uptake confirmed the influence of endophytes on nutrient acquisition in treated watermelon plants compared to that in untreated plants. The shared gene module enabled us to identify various auxin and secondary metabolite-regulated interlinked genes that contributed to watermelon plant growth induced by the S. indica inoculation.

conclusionImproved watermelon plant growth and nutrients availability have been elucidated from different physiological and molecular perspectives, and the phenotypic and genotypic variations in various plant traits are the definitive explanations for our hypothesis. These results emphasize the synergistic effects of S. indica on the nutritional status and growth characteristics of watermelon plants through the upregulation of certain secondary metabolites and other plant processes.

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CitrullusEndophytesHypocrealesTranscriptomeBasidiomycotaPhotosynthesisPlant RootsSymbiosisBiological processesColonizedEndophytesPathwaysPhysiologicalSymbiosis

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