Show simple item record

AuthorMusrat, Ali
AuthorWang, Xiukang
AuthorHaroon, Urooj
AuthorChaudhary, Hassan Javed
AuthorKamal, Asif
AuthorAli, Qurban
AuthorSaleem, Muhammad Hamzah
AuthorUsman, Kamal
AuthorAlatawi, Aishah
AuthorAli, Shafaqat
AuthorHussain Munis, Muhammad Farooq
Available date2022-08-30T07:52:05Z
Publication Date2022-03-15
Publication NameEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113311
CitationAli, Musrat, Xiukang Wang, Urooj Haroon, Hassan Javed Chaudhary, Asif Kamal, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem et al. "Antifungal activity of Zinc nitrate derived nano Zno fungicide synthesized from Trachyspermum ammi to control fruit rot disease of grapefruit." Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 233 (2022): 113311.
ISSN01476513
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651322001518
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/33525
AbstractGrapefruit (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 eco-friendly 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.
SponsorThe publication of the present work is supported by the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province (grant no. 2018JQ5218) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51809224), Top Young Talents of Shaanxi Special Support Program. The authors would like to express their deepest gratitude to University of Tabuk, for the technical support for this study.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectGrapefruit
ZnO NPs
Trachyspermum ammi
Fruit rot
Nano Fungicide
TitleAntifungal activity of Zinc nitrate derived nano Zno fungicide synthesized from Trachyspermum ammi to control fruit rot disease of grapefruit
TypeArticle
Volume Number233
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.accessType Open Access


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record