Paper · 2025 · Tree Physiology

Endophytic fungus Su100 enhances phosphorus solubilization and growth in sweet cherry via organic acids and metabolic reprogramming under phosphorus limitation

Fanlin Wu; Yang Yang; Dehui Qu; et al.

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Abstract

Phosphorus is an essential element for plant growth, but it is often present in the soil in an insoluble form, such as calcium phosphate (Ca₃(PO₄)₂), which greatly limits the efficiency of plant absorption and utilization. In this study, the endophytic fungus Su100 was found to significantly increase the solubilization efficiency of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ by secreting various organic acids, such as oxaloacetic acid, malic acid and fumaric acid. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that Su100 participated in the up-regulated expression of genes involved in glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycling in Ca₃(PO₄) - containing medium, thereby promoting organic acids biosynthesis and improving phosphorus solubilization. Further experiments showed that inoculation with Su100 promoted the growth of sweet cherry rootstock Gisela 6 seedlings under Ca₃(PO₄)₂ conditions. Furthermore, Su100 inoculation also promoted plant sugar and lipid metabolism, with increased expressions of related genes, indicating that Su100 enhanced sugar and lipid supply to support both plant growth and fungal activity. Meanwhile, fatty acid profiling confirmed increased levels of lignoceric acid, palmitic acid, heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid and other components. These results highlight the potential of Su100 as a biofertilizer to improve phosphorus uptake and sweet cherry growth under Ca₃(PO₄)₂ conditions. The study provides new insights into the molecular mechanisms of plant-fungus interactions and their role in sustainable agriculture.

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Su100 increased calcium phosphate solubilization by secreting organic acids.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviumt0
Interactor
Su100e0symbiont
Compound
oxaloacetic acid, malic acid and fumaric acide0
Outcome
solubilization efficiency of Ca₃(PO₄)₂e0
Direction
increasee0

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Prunus avium
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“sweet cherry”

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“the endophytic fungus Su100 was found to significantly increase the solubilization efficiency of Ca₃(PO₄)₂ by secreting various organic acids, such as oxaloacetic acid, malic acid and fumaric acid”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Su100 up-regulated glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle genes in calcium phosphate medium.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviumt0
Interactor
Su100e0symbiont
Outcome
expression of genes involved in glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cyclinge0
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up-regulatede0
Qualifier
Ca₃(PO₄) - containing mediume0

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Prunus avium
Prunus avium · TaxonMPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“sweet cherry”

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“Su100 participated in the up-regulated expression of genes involved in glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycling in Ca₃(PO₄) - containing medium”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Su100 inoculation promoted Gisela 6 seedling growth under calcium phosphate conditions.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviume0
Material
Gisela 6e0
Treatment
inoculation with Su100e0
Interactor
Su100e0symbiont
Outcome
growthe0
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promotede0
Qualifier
under Ca₃(PO₄)₂ conditionse0

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“inoculation with Su100 promoted the growth of sweet cherry rootstock Gisela 6 seedlings under Ca₃(PO₄)₂ conditions”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Su100 inoculation promoted plant sugar and lipid metabolism with increased related gene expression.

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sweet cherryPrunus aviumt0
Treatment
Su100 inoculatione0
Interactor
Su100e0symbiont
Outcome
plant sugar and lipid metabolisme0
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promotede0
Qualifier
increased expressions of related genese0

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Prunus avium
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“Su100 inoculation also promoted plant sugar and lipid metabolism, with increased expressions of related genes”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Su100 increased lignoceric acid levels.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviumt0
Treatment
Su100 inoculatione1
Interactor
Su100e1symbiont
Outcome
levels of lignoceric acide0
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increasede0

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Prunus avium · TaxonMPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“fatty acid profiling confirmed increased levels of lignoceric acid, palmitic acid, heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid and other components”

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“Su100 inoculation also promoted plant sugar and lipid metabolism”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Su100 increased palmitic acid levels.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviumt0
Treatment
Su100 inoculatione1
Interactor
Su100e1symbiont
Outcome
palmitic acide0
Direction
increasede0

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Prunus avium
Prunus avium · TaxonMPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“sweet cherry”

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“fatty acid profiling confirmed increased levels of lignoceric acid, palmitic acid, heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid and other components”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1093–1229 · show in text ↑
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“Su100 inoculation also promoted plant sugar and lipid metabolism”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Su100 increased heptadecanoic acid levels.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviumt0
Treatment
Su100 inoculatione1
Interactor
Su100e1symbiont
Outcome
heptadecanoic acide0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

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Prunus avium
Prunus avium · TaxonMPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“sweet cherry”

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“fatty acid profiling confirmed increased levels of lignoceric acid, palmitic acid, heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid and other components”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1093–1229 · show in text ↑
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“Su100 inoculation also promoted plant sugar and lipid metabolism”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Su100 increased stearic acid levels.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviumt0
Treatment
Su100 inoculatione1
Interactor
Su100e1symbiont
Outcome
stearic acide0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Prunus avium
Prunus avium · TaxonMPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“sweet cherry”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 73–85 · show in text ↑
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“fatty acid profiling confirmed increased levels of lignoceric acid, palmitic acid, heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid and other components”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1093–1229 · show in text ↑
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“Su100 inoculation also promoted plant sugar and lipid metabolism”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 867–931 · show in text ↑
Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

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Su100 is proposed as a biofertilizer for phosphorus uptake and sweet cherry growth.

Taxon
sweet cherryPrunus aviume0
Interactor
Su100e0symbiont
Outcome
Su100 as a biofertilizer to improve phosphorus uptake and sweet cherry growthe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Prunus avium
Prunus avium · TaxonMPF · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the potential of Su100 as a biofertilizer to improve phosphorus uptake and sweet cherry growth under Ca₃(PO₄)₂ conditions”

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inoculation · growth · Prunus avium (sweet cherry)Positive and negative results

14 papers: 11 positive, 3 negative or no effect

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inoculation · molecular: metabolites · Prunus avium (sweet cherry)Results agree

3 papers: 3 positive, 0 negative or no effect

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