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ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
卷 233, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113311
关键词
Grapefruit; ZnO NPs; Trachyspermum ammi; Fruit rot; Nano Fungicide
资金
- Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province [2018JQ5218]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51809224]
- Top Young Talents of Shaanxi Special Support Program
The study aimed to diagnose and control the fruit rot disease of grapefruit using zinc oxide green nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). Results showed that ZnO NPs exhibited excellent antifungal activity, with the most significant fungal growth inhibition observed at a concentration of 1.0 mg/ml. Characterization and analysis of ZnO NPs confirmed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of this method in controlling grapefruit fruit rot disease.
Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) is a widely grown citrus and its fruit is affected by a variety of biotic and abiotic stress. Keeping in view the hazardous effects of synthetic fungicides, the recent trend is shifting towards safer and ecofriendly control of fruit diseases. The present study was aimed to diagnose the fruit rot disease of grapefruit and its control by using zinc oxide green nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). Fruit rot symptoms were observed in various grapefruit growing sites of Pakistan. Diseased samples were collected, and the disease-causing pathogen was isolated. Following Koch's postulates, the isolated pathogen was identified as Rhizoctonia solani. For eco-friendly control of this disease, ZnO NPs were prepared in the seed extract of Trachyspermum ammi and characterized. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of these NPs described the presence of stabilizing and reducing compounds such as phenols, aldehyde and vinyl ether, especially thymol (phenol). X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed their crystalline nature and size (48.52 nm). Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis elaborated the presence of major elements in the samples, while scanning electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed the morphology of bio fabricated NPs. ZnO NPs exhibited very good anti-fungal activity and the most significant fungal growth inhibition was observed at 1.0 mg/ml concentration of green NPs, in vitro and in vivo. These findings described that the bioactive constituents of T. ammi seed extract can effectively reduce and stabilize ZnO NPs. It is a cost-effective method to successfully control the fruit rot disease of grapefruit.
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