Morphological, physiological and transcriptome analyses reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying the responses of the invasive plant Mikania micrantha to allelopathic effects of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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Morphological, physiological and transcriptome analyses reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying the responses of the invasive plant Mikania micrantha to allelopathic effects of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Shicai Shen^1,2^*, Ruiguo Shi³^*, Fengping Zheng^1,2, Rongtao Hu^1,4, Gaofeng Xu^1,2, David Roy Clements⁵, Michael Denny Day⁶, Bo Liu³^#, Fudou Zhang^1,2^#

¹Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Biological Invasions, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China

²Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province, Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China

³State Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China

⁴School of Agriculture, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China

⁵ Department of Biology, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC V2Y1Y1, Canada

⁶ 8/108 Macquarie Street, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia

Highlights

· Three major allelochemicals, linoleic acid, palmitic acid and ethyl palmitate, of sweet potato exhibited strong inhibition activity against M. micrantha.

· Sweet potato allelochemicals impact seedling growth, Pn, antioxidant enzyme activity, and chlorophyll content of M. micrantha

· Linoleic acid primarily suppresses the expression of synthesis genes and key genes involved in the signal transduction pathways of auxin, abscisic acid (ABA), and gibberellin.

· Palmitic acid and ethyl palmitate mainly impacted ABA synthesis and signal transduction pathways, but also influenced the signaling pathways of auxin, gibberellin, and plant peptide hormones.

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摘要

甘薯（Ipomoea batatas）作为重要作物，对多种入侵植物表现出显著的竞争优势，能够有效抑制全球恶性入侵杂草薇甘菊（Mikania micrantha）的幼苗生长及种群扩张。前期研究表明，这种竞争优势可能归因于甘薯所释放的化感物质，但关于这些化感物质如何从分子层面抑制薇甘菊生长的机制尚不清楚。本研究综合运用形态学、生理学及分子生物学手段，深入解析了甘薯中三种主要化感物质（亚油酸、棕榈酸和棕榈酸乙酯）对薇甘菊种子萌发及幼苗生长的化感抑制机制。结果表明，三种化合物对薇甘菊均表现出强烈的抑制活性，其中亚油酸的抑制效应最为显著，棕榈酸乙酯次之，棕榈酸相对较弱。在生长指标层面，薇甘菊的根数和根生物量受抑制程度最大，其次为新叶数和叶面积，而叶片生物量与总生物量受影响最小。三种化合物均诱导了薇甘菊CAT活性与MDA含量的上升，以及POD、SOD活性和叶绿素含量的下降，表明其可能通过诱导氧化胁迫损伤薇甘菊的生理代谢。亚油酸对薇甘菊的抑制作用可能通过扰乱生长素、脱落酸和赤霉素的代谢与信号转导网络实现，并伴随植物肽激素信号通路的相关响应，最终靶向抑制根系生长。棕榈酸与棕榈酸乙酯的抑制路径趋于一致，主要依赖于脱落酸合成及激素信号转导相关基因的转录下调。上述结果表明，甘薯关键化感物质对薇甘菊幼苗的化感抑制作用，并非经由单一信号通路介导，而是通过协同干扰生长素、脱落酸及赤霉素等多种植物激素信号网络实现的。

Abstract Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam) (Convolvulaceae) exhibits competitive advantages over various invasive plant species and can effectively suppress the seedling growth and population spread of the invasive plant Mikania micrantha Kunth (Asteraceae). One of the primary reasons is that sweet potato may release allelochemicals, but the molecular mechanisms by which these allelopathic substances inhibit the growth of M. micrantha remains unclear. In this study, the morphological, physiological and molecular responses of seed germination and seedling growth of M. micrantha to allelopathy from the three major allelochemicals (linoleic acid, palmitic acid and ethyl palmitate) of sweet potato were explored. The results showed that the three compounds exhibited strong inhibition activity against M. micrantha. The highest inhibition rates were seen from linoleic acid, followed by ethyl palmitate, with the lowest inhibition rates seen from palmitic acid. The root number and root biomass of M. micrantha were most strongly inhibited, then new leaf number and leaf area, while leaf biomass and total biomass were the least affected. Catalase (CAT) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content of M. micrantha were increased in response to the three compounds, but peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and chlorophyll levels declined. The molecular mechanism by which linoleic acid affected M. micrantha was likely to be related to the disruption of auxin, abscisic acid, and gibberellin biosynthesis and signal transduction pathways. In addition, there was possibly an influence on plant peptide hormone signaling pathways, ultimately leading to root growth inhibition. Palmitic acid and ethyl palmitate exhibited similar inhibitory patterns, primarily by downregulating the expression of genes involved in abscisic acid biosynthesis and plant hormone signaling pathways, thereby affecting root development. These findings suggest that the key allelopathic compounds from sweet potato can exert significant inhibitory effects on the seedling growth of M. micrantha through the coordinated regulation of multiple plant hormone signaling pathways.

Keywords: allelochemicals transcriptome molecular characteristics food crop invasive weed

Online: 14 September 2026

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32472585), the Yunnan Provincial Agricultural Basic Research Joint Special Project, China (202401BD070001-019), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2025YFC2609500), the Yunnan Fundamental Research Project, China (202501AS070027), the Key Research and Development Program of Yunnan Province, China (202103AF140007, 202203AE140008), and the Ten Thousand Talent Program (Young Top-Notch Talent) of Yunnan Province, China (YNWR-QNBJ-2018-201).

About author: Shicai Shen, E-mail: shenshicai2011@aliyun.com; Ruiguo Shi, E-mail: shiruiguo.111@foxmail.com; #Correspondence Bo Liu, E-mail: liubo03@caas.cn; Fudou Zhang, E-mail: fdzh@vip.sina.com * These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Shicai Shen, Ruiguo Shi, Fengping Zheng, Rongtao Hu, Gaofeng Xu, David Roy Clements, Michael Denny Day, Bo Liu, Fudou Zhang. 2026. Morphological, physiological and transcriptome analyses reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying the responses of the invasive plant Mikania micrantha to allelopathic effects of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Doi:10.1016/j.jia.2026.09.027

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