Publications by authors named "Fugang Wei"

Panax notoginseng is a famous Chinese traditional medicinal. However, soil cadmium pollution seriously affected the yield and quality of notoginseng. This study systematically investigated the effects of soil Cd stress at different concentrations on the growth of one-year-old notoginseng.

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Background: WRKY transcription factors (TFs) are key regulators of plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Previous studies demonstrated that the role of WRKY TFs play in the disease resistance of Panax notoginseng, the causal agent of root rot disease. However, comprehensive genome-wide analyses of WRKY genes in this species remain scarce.

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  • The study compares two cultivars of a traditional Chinese medicine, 'Miaoxiang Sanqi No. 2' (yellow root) and 'Wenyuan Ziqi No. 1' (purple root), focusing on their morphological, transcriptional, and metabolic differences.
  • It was found that 'Wenyuan Ziqi No. 1' has a higher accumulation of anthocyanins, particularly cyanidin 3-O-galactoside, leading to its purple coloration, and contains 155 different metabolites, including flavones and phenylpropanoids.
  • The research highlights the strong expression of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway genes and identifies eight genes potentially involved in anthocyanin
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The stability of microbial communities, especially among core taxa, is essential for supporting plant health. However, the impacts of disease infection on the stability of rhizosphere fungal core microbiome remain largely unexplored. In this study, we delved into the effects of root rot infestation on the community structure, function, network complexity, and stability of Sanqi fungal core microbiomes, employing amplicon sequencing combined with co-occurrence network and cohesion analyses.

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Continuous cultivation of medicinal plants can disrupt the rhizosphere's microbial community. There is still a need to know about the beneficial bacterial community, their putative drivers, and the potential functions they may have. This study used different growth years of Sanqi ginseng () with root rot to look at the beneficial microbial community structure, the function of microbial carbon source utilization, and the function of rhizosphere soil metabolism.

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The flavonoids in Panax notoginseng were qualitatively analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS), and the content of three main flavonoids in P. notoginseng of different specifications and grades collected from different habitats was determined by HPLC-DAD. Flavonoids and anthocyanins were analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS in the positive and negative ion modes, respectively.

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The core rhizosphere microbiome is critical for plant fitness. However, its contribution to the belowground biomass and saponin contents of Panax notoginseng remains unclear. High-throughput sequencing of amplicon and metagenome was performed to obtain the microbiome profiles and functional traits in P.

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  • The replant problem negatively impacts the sustainable cultivation of Panax notoginseng, resulting in significant economic losses in agriculture.
  • A field experiment showed that adding biochar from tobacco stems improved soil properties and the survival rate of Panax notoginseng, increasing it from 6% in untreated soil to 69.5% with 15 t/ha of biochar.
  • Biochar treatments enhanced soil pH, available nutrients, and microbial diversity while reducing harmful compounds, highlighting its potential as a solution for replant problems in agriculture.
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Rhizosphere microbiome promotes plant growth; however, the succession of rhizosphere microbial community during the growth stages of perennial medicinal plant () is still unclear. Here, amplicon sequencing was performed to assess the succession characteristics of rhizosphere microbiomes during developmental stages. Results showed that bacterial and fungal communities were mainly shaped by the development stages.

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Although interplays between plant and coevolved microorganisms are believed to drive landscape formation and ecosystem services, the relationships between the mycobiome and phytochemical evolution and the evolutionary characteristics of plant-mycobiome interaction patterns are still unclear. The present study explored fungal communities from 405 multiniche samples of three Holarctic disjunct Panax species. The overall mycobiomes showed compartment-dominated variations and dynamic universality.

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  • A reference genome for a medicinal plant affected by root rot was created, revealing 66 candidate disease-resistance genes for breeding purposes.
  • The study analyzed gene expression in resistant and susceptible plant genotypes during infection, showing that defense-related genes were highly active in the resistant plants.
  • Increased levels of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid were noted in resistant plants, with a key gene identified that plays a central role in their defense responses.
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The effects of four natural organic soil amendments on the quality and pesticide residues of Panax notoginseng were investigated through field experiments and the suitable dosage ratio of each soil amendment was selected to provide a new idea for the pollution-free cultivation of P. notoginseng. The four natural organic soil amendments used in this study were Jishibao, Jihuo, Fudujing, and omnipotent nutrients, which were produced by mixed fermentation of aboveground parts of different plants, biological waste residue, and biochar.

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Understanding the ecological patterns of rhizosphere microbial communities is critical for propelling sustainable agriculture and managing ecosystem functions by exploiting microorganisms. However, this knowledge is still unclear, especially under host-associated large-scale and regarding the comparison between bacteria and fungi. We examined community assembly processes and community characters including environmental thresholds and co-occurrence patterns across the cultivatable area of for bacteria and fungi.

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Endophytes may participate in the conversion of metabolites within medicinal plants, influencing the efficacy of host. However, the distribution of endophytes within medicinal plants P. notoginseng and how it contributes to the conversion of saponins are not well understood.

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  • This study investigated the distribution of saponins in the root tissues of specific plants using advanced techniques like mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography.
  • The analysis revealed significant differences in saponin profiles between the two plants, identifying numerous potential biomarkers and highlighting specific genes that influence saponin synthesis.
  • The findings enhance understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate saponin distribution, contributing valuable insights into plant pharmacology.
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  • Panax notoginseng is a traditional Chinese herb known for its valuable roots, primarily containing triterpenoid saponins as bioactive components that play a crucial role in medicinal uses.
  • Researchers combined advanced sequencing technologies to create a detailed transcriptome atlas, revealing new genes and alternative splicing events linked to ginsenoside biosynthesis, particularly in flowers rather than in leaves or roots.
  • The study found that roots of three-year-old plants are rich in specific saponins and showed a significant variation in ginsenoside content, contributing to the understanding of the herb's biosynthetic mechanisms.
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Background: is a highly valuable medicinal plant. Reduced yield is a common and serious problem that arises in a continuous cropping system. Variation in the composition and function of soil microbial community is considered the primary cause of yield reduction.

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Root rot is an important disease hampering the sustainable cultivation of Panax notoginseng. Culture-dependent and independent techniques were used to elucidate the dominant fungal pathogen of rusty root rot of P. notoginseng.

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Background: Bacterial endophytes are widespread inhabitants inside plant tissues that play crucial roles in plant growth and biotransformation. This study aimed to offer information for the exploitation of endophytes by analyzing the bacterial endophytes in different parts of .

Methods: We used high-throughput sequencing methods to analyze the diversity and composition of bacterial endophytes from different parts of .

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is famous for its important therapeutic effects and commonly used worldwide. The active ingredients saponins have distinct contents in different tissues of , and they may be related to the expression of key genes in the synthesis pathway. In our study, high-performance liquid chromatography results indicated that the contents of protopanaxadiol-(Rb1, Rc, Rb2, and Rd) and protopanaxatriol-type (R1, Rg1, and Re) saponins in below ground tissues were higher than those in above ground tissues.

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DNA marker-assisted selection of medicinal plants is based on the DNA polymorphism, selects the DNA sequences related to the phenotypes such as high yields, superior quality, stress-resistance and so on according to the technologies of molecular hybridization, polymerase chain reaction and high-throughput sequencing, and assists the breeding of new cultivars. This study bred the first disease-resistant cultivar of notoginseng "Miaoxiang Kangqi 1" using the technology of DNA marker-assisted selection of medicinal plants and systematic breeding. The disease-resistant cultivar of notoginseng contained 12 special SNPs based on the analysis of Restriction-site Associated DNA Sequencing (RAD-Seq).

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DNA marked-assisted selection of medicinal plants accelerated the breeding and promotion of new cultivars, and guaranteed the healthy development of Chinese medicinal materials industry. The first disease-resistant cultivar of notoginseng, namely "Miaoxiang Kangqi 1", served as the object of study. We evaluated the Kangqi's resistance of seeds, seedlings and root against the pathological bacteria (Fusarum oxysporum) of root rot.

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Objective: To study the accumulation characteristics of total anthocyanins and saponins in the vegetative organ of Panax notoginseng with purple and green aerial stems at different growth stages.

Methods: The contents of the total anthocyanins and saponins of the leaves, aerial stems, rhizomes and the adventitious roots of one-, two- and three-year-old Panax notoginseng with purple and green aerial stems were determined by spectrophotometry.

Results: From one-year-old to three-year-old Panax notoginseng, the total anthocyanin contents (TACs) of the leaves, aerial stems and all vegetative organs and the percentages of the aerial stems TACs to those of all vegetative organs of purple aerial stemmed Panax notoginseng plants, the percentages of the total saponin contents (TSCs) of the leaves and aerial stems to those of all vegetative organs of the purple and green aerial stemmed plants and the percentages of the leaves TACs to those of vegetative organs of the green aerial stemmed plants all decreased.

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In this study, the Geographic Information System for Global Medicinal Plants(GMPGIS) was used to assess the global production and ecological adaptation of Panax notoginseng. Based on climate factors and soil types of P. notoginseng from 326 sampling sites, which cover both traditional and current major producing regions, as well as on the results of the ecological similarity computing analysis, we obtained the maximum ecological similarity areas for P.

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This review comprehensively summarizes the existing knowledge regarding the chemical implications of anthocyanin glycosyl acylation, the effects of acylation on the stability of acylated anthocyanins and the corresponding mechanisms. Anthocyanin glycosyl acylation commonly refers to the phenomenon in which the hydroxyl groups of anthocyanin glycosyls are esterified by aliphatic or aromatic acids, which is synthetically represented by the acylation sites as well as the types and numbers of acyl groups. Generally, glycosyl acylation increases the in vitro and in vivo chemical stability of acylated anthocyanins, and the mechanisms primarily involve physicochemical, stereochemical, photochemical, biochemical or environmental aspects under specific conditions.

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