Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41654556›Full record

ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2026

Nitrogen starvation induces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to optimize resource allocation in sugarcane roots via suppression of basal metabolism.

Qiang Liu, Lifang Mo, Yufang Shen, Ziqin Pang, Nyumah Fallah, Baoshan Chen, Zhaonian Yuan

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Qiang LiuNational Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
Lifang MoNational Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
Yufang ShenState Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Control, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Ziqin PangXianghu Laboratory, Hangzhou, China.
Nyumah FallahNational Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
Baoshan ChenProvince and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Sugar Industry, Guangxi University, Nanning, China.
Zhaonian YuanNational Engineering Research Center for Sugarcane, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China. yuanzn05@163.com.

Funding

the Guangxi Science and Technology Major Special Project Guike AA22117004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interplay between nutrient availability and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) symbiosis during plant growth exhibits intricate complexity. In this study, we employ integrated physiological, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses to investigate how sugarcane differentially adapts to nitrogen (N) fertilization and AMF colonization. Under nitrogen stress conditions, AMF colonization significantly enhances sugarcane growth, increasing plant height, stem diameter, and biomass while stimulating root exudation and rhizospheric nutrient mobilization-particularly available N, phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). Multi-omics analyses reveal that AMF induces nitrogen-dependent metabolic reprogramming in sugarcane roots, activating pathways such as carbohydrate and lipid metabolic pathways while suppressing butanoate and ascorbate metabolism. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) identifies key root modules strongly correlated with soil N, P, and K availability, indicating AMF-mediated coordination of nutrient acquisition strategies. Field trials demonstrate that AMF boost sugarcane yield under nitrogen stress by enhancing root elongation and carbon partitioning for sucrose accumulation. Temporal integration of transcriptomic and metabolomic data highlights flavonoid biosynthesis as a persistently activated pathway across growth stages, potentially facilitating AMF symbiosis and stress resilience. Our findings elucidate how sugarcane optimizes AMF-mediated nutrient acquisition under nitrogen stress through root transcriptional and metabolic adjustments, providing insights for sustainable crop nutrient management.

Indexed as

MycorrhizaeNitrogenPlant RootsSaccharumGene Expression ProfilingMetabolomicsMultiomicsPhosphorusProteomicsSymbiosisNitrogenPhosphorus

Identifiers

PMID41654556
PMCPMC12996433

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.