Lignin-Loaded Carbon Nanoparticles as a Promising Control Agent against Fusarium verticillioides in Maize: Physiological and Biochemical Analyses.

ABSTRACT: Lignin, a naturally occurring biopolymer, is produced primarily as a waste product by the pulp and paper industries and burned to produce electricity. Lignin-based nano- and microcarriers found in plants are promising biodegradable drug delivery platforms. Here, we highlight a few characteristics of a potential antifungal nanocomposite consisting of carbon nanoparticles (C-NPs) with a defined size and shape containing lignin nanoparticles (L-NPs). Spectroscopic and microscopic studies verified that the lignin-loaded carbon nanoparticles (L-CNPs) were successfully prepared. Under in vitro and in vivo conditions, the antifungal activity of L-CNPs at various doses was effectively tested against a wild strain of F. verticillioides that causes maize stalk rot disease. In comparison to th

SUBMITTER: El-Ganainy SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10007435 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature