Ginger-Fusarium Interaction Data on Autotoxin Effects

Yan Zhang's dataset provides preliminary gene expression data from a study on the allelopathic effects of four autotoxins on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi (Foz), the pathogen causing ginger wilt. The data, last updated on 2026-05-28, is stored in a 17.2 KB XLSX file and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare. It includes measurements of fungal growth, reproduction, virulence traits, and gene expression in response to syringic acid, coumarin, ferulic acid, and 7-hydroxycoumarin.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between autotoxin structure and fungal pathogenicity based on the described varied responses.
• Analyzing the expression patterns of FUB gene cluster members (e.g., FUB1, FUB3, FUB6, FUB9) in response to different chemical treatments.
• Comparing the inhibitory or stimulatory effects of syringic acid, coumarin, ferulic acid, and 7-hydroxycoumarin on mycelial growth and spore germination.
• Investigating trade-offs between fungal biomass production, sporulation, and mycotoxin synthesis under allelochemical stress.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific, novel interaction between ginger autotoxins and a fungal pathogen, providing the first evidence mentioned in the study.
• Includes measurements for multiple response variables: mycelial growth, sporulation, spore germination, enzyme activity, and mycotoxin synthesis.
• Examines four distinct autotoxin compounds (syringic acid, coumarin, ferulic acid, 7-hydroxycoumarin), allowing for comparative analysis.
• Gene expression data targets specific FUB genes involved in mycotoxin synthesis, as indicated by the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 17.2 KB, indicating a limited experimental scope or preliminary nature.

Provenance

Source

Yan Zhang via figshare

Collection Method

Likely generated from laboratory experiments examining the effects of autotoxins on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. zingiberi.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 17:31:02; freshness should be verified.