Silica nanoparticles suppress fungal pathogenic allies to alleviate Astragalus root rot
Our findings suggest that SiO<sub>2</sub> NPs alter the composition of the rhizosphere microbial community and reduce the population of allies of F. oxysporum, activating salicylic acid-dependent systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in Astragalus and thereby decreasing the incidence of Fusarium root rot. These results suggest that SiO<sub>2</sub> NPs can serve as a sustainable agricultural practice. Video Abstract.
Authors
- Lingling Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0243-9004)
- Chun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7246-7281)
- Gehong Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7524-4665)
- Jiamin Ai
- Zhe-Fei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1575-2478)
- Liru Jian
- Hao Ding
- Zijing Dang
Institutions
- Northwest A&F University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02183-x
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61