First Report of Fruit Rot of Cherry and Its Control Using Fe₂O₃ Nanoparticles Synthesized in Calotropis procera.

ABSTRACT: Cherry is a fleshy drupe, and it is grown in temperate regions of the world. It is perishable, and several biotic and abiotic factors affect its yield. During April-May 2021, a severe fruit rot of cherry was observed in Swat and adjacent areas. Diseased fruit samples were collected, and the disease-causing pathogen was isolated on PDA. Subsequent morphological, microscopic, and molecular analyses identified the isolated pathogen as Aspergillus flavus. For the control of the fruit rot disease of cherry, iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe₂O₃ NPs) were synthesized in the leaf extract of Calotropis procera and characterized. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy of synthesized Fe₂O₃ NPs showed the presence of capping and stabilizing

SUBMITTER: Zubair MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9320979 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature