Efficacy of <i>Dodonaea viscosa</i> Extract and Its Chitosan-Based Nanoparticle Formulation on the Growth of <i>Fusarium</i> Strains and the Production of Deoxynivalenol and Moniliformin in Stored Wheat.

ABSTRACT: Fusarium is considered one of the most important fungi that attack plants and cause serious diseases resulting in huge losses to crops, especially wheat. Fungicides have been used to control it, but they have drawbacks, including residues and toxicity to mammals, which encouraged researchers to find alternatives to these methods and materials. This study was conducted to find natural alternatives to the chemicals used as fungicides. The Dodonaea viscosa plant extract was evaluated as an extract (DVE) and nanoparticles (chitosan NPs loaded with DVE) to inhibit the growth of Fusarium spp. strains and production ability of Deoxynivalenol (DON) and Moniliformin (MON) mycotoxins. The wheat samples were taken from storage in eighteen different governorates in Iraq. Fusari

SUBMITTER: Salman Alsahho HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12656638 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature