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ArticlePlanta2026

Plant growth-promoting functions of endophytic Fusarium annulatum alleviate the damage caused by saline stress in rice.

Haoyu Cai, Tongtong Liu, Jiafeng Yu, Wenchao Sun, Lingyun Chang, Shengyi Liu, Ziguang Liu, Junze An, Weilin Cui, Yumei Li and 1 more

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Haoyu Cai *Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
Tongtong Liu *Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
Jiafeng Yu *Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
Wenchao SunKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
Lingyun ChangKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
Shengyi LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Ziguang LiuKey Laboratory of Combining Farming and Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Husbandry of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin, 150040, People's Republic of China.
Junze AnKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
Weilin CuiKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
Yumei LiHeilongjiang Black Soil Conservation and Utilization Research Institute, Harbin, 150086, China. liyumeiwxyl@126.com.
Juan WuKey Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China. wuj1970@nefu.edu.cn.

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Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2572024DY13Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province LH2023C037Northeast Forestry University 2025
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conclusionFa-Os-1 regulates salt tolerance of rice by regulating physiological shape and genes expression in metabolism and secondary metabolites biosynthesis, revealing a growth-promoting mechanism of endophytic Fa-Os-1. Salt stress is an important constraining factor endangering crop yield and quality. Microorganisms have significant growth-promoting and stress resistance-enhancing effects on crops, but the mechanism by which microorganisms exert their growth-promoting effects under salt stress remains largely unexplained. This study isolated an endophytic fungus with significant salt tolerance from rice roots and focused on its regulatory effects on crop growth. Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing identified the fungus as Fusarium annulatum from Oryza sativa 1# (Fa-Os-1), a non-pathogenic species with a genome rich in growth-related and stress-relieving genes, with variations in genes associated with deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA) biosynthesis. Under salt stress, rice growth was enhanced following inoculation with Fa-Os-1 compared with the growth of untreated rice, which was attributed to enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity and nutrient uptake, reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in the plant, and significant changes in the expression of key genes involved in metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, and plant hormone signal transduction. These differentially expressed genes were significantly enriched in biological processes, such as iron ion binding, oxidoreductase activity, hydrolase activity, and biosynthetic pathways of secondary metabolites. These results provide evidence of possible interaction mechanisms between endophytic fungi and crops under salt stress, and offer a theoretical basis to develop novel microbial fertilizers to mitigate the adverse effects of salt stress on crop growth.

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EndophytesFusariumOryzaSalt StressGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant RootsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSalt TolerancePlant Growth RegulatorsReactive Oxygen SpeciesEndophytic fungiFusarium annulatumPhysicochemical propertiesRiceTranscriptome sequencing

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