The Antifungal Activity of Ag/CHI NPs against Rhizoctonia solani Linked with Tomato Plant Health.

ABSTRACT: Pathogenic infestations are significant threats to vegetable yield, and have become an urgent problem to be solved. Rhizoctonia solani is one of the worst fungi affecting tomato crops, reducing yield in some regions. It is a known fact that plants have their own defense against such infestations; however, it is unclear whether any exogenous material can help plants against infestation. Therefore, we performed greenhouse experiments to evaluate the impacts of R. solani on 15- and 30-day old tomato plants after fungal infestation, and estimated the antifungal activity of nanoparticles (NPs) against the pathogen. We observed severe pathogenic impacts on the above-ground tissues of tomato plants which would affect plant physiology and crop production. Pathogenic infection reduced total chlorop

SUBMITTER: Al-Surhanee AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8618975 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature