Publications by authors named "Shengfeng Long"

Introduction: Endophytes play a significant role in regulating plant root development and facilitating nutrient solubilization and transportation. This association could improve plant growth. The present study has uncovered a distinct phenotype, which we refer to as "white root", arising from the intricate interactions between endophytic fungi and bacteria with the roots in a sugarcane and bamboo fungus () intercropping system.

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  • Fusarium wilt, particularly caused by the pathogen Foc4, is a major threat to banana crops in Asia, affecting both resistant and susceptible varieties.
  • A comparison of the transcriptome and metabolome profiles of banana roots revealed a significant difference in gene expression, with the resistant variety (G9) showing 1,856 differentially expressed genes compared to the susceptible variety (G1), which had only 172.
  • Key findings suggest that specific genes and metabolic processes, especially related to lipid metabolism and the regulation of resistance, play crucial roles in how different banana varieties respond to Foc4, aiding future breeding efforts for disease-resistant bananas.
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Introduction: Greater amounts of fertilizer are applied every year to meet the growing demand for food. Sugarcane is one of the important food sources for human beings.

Methods: Here, we evaluated the effects of a sugarcane- (DI) intercropping system on soil health by conducting an experiment with three different treatments: (1) bagasse application (BAS process), (2) bagasse + DI (DIS process), and (3) the control (CK).

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Background: Uniconazole is an effective plant growth regulator that can be used in banana cultivation to promote dwarfing and enhance lodging resistance. However, the mechanisms underlying banana dwarfing induced by uniconazole are unknown. In uniconazole-treated bananas, gibberellin (GA) was downregulated compared to the control groups.

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Background: Bean pyralid is one of the major leaf-feeding insects that affect soybean crops. DNA methylation can control the networks of gene expressions, and it plays an important role in responses to biotic stress. However, at present the genome-wide DNA methylation profile of the soybean resistance to bean pyralid has not been reported so far.

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The application of endophytic bacteria, particularly members of the genus Bacillus, offers a promising strategy for the biocontrol of plant fungal diseases, owing to their sustainability and ecological safety. Although multiple secondary metabolites that demonstrate antifungal capacity have been identified in diverse endophytic bacteria, the regulatory mechanisms of their biosynthesis remain largely unknown. To elucidate this, we sequenced the entire genome of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens GKT04, a strain isolated from banana root, which showed high inhibitory activity against Fusarium oxysporum f.

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