Optimization of green silver nanoparticles as nanofungicides for management of rice bakanae disease.

ABSTRACT: Rice bakanae, a devastating seed-borne disease caused by Fusarium species requires a more attractive and eco-friendly management strategy. The optimization of plant-mediated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as nanofungicides by targeting Fusarium species may be a rational approach. In this study, Azadirachta indica leaf aqueous extract-based AgNPs (AiLAE-AgNPs) were synthesized through the optimization of three reaction parameters: A. indica leaf amount, plant extract-to-AgNO₃ ratio (reactant ratio), and incubation time. The optimized green AgNPs were characterized using ultraviolet-visible light (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, transmission electron microsco

SUBMITTER: Shireen Akhter Jahan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10963222 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature