Zinc-based nanomaterials for diagnosis and management of plant diseases: Ecological safety and future prospects

A Kalia, KA Abd-Elsalam, K Kuca - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
A facet of nanorenaissance in plant pathology hailed the research on the development and
application of nanoformulations or nanoproducts for the effective management of …

Protective role of zinc oxide nanoparticles based hydrogel against wilt disease of pepper plant

AM Abdelaziz, S Dacrory, AH Hashem, MS Attia… - Biocatalysis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the current study, eco-friendly superabsorbent hydrogel based on zinc oxide
nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) and watermelon peel waste (WPW) was utilized to protect the plant …

Copper Based Nanomaterials Suppress Root Fungal Disease in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus): Role of Particle Morphology, Composition and Dissolution Behavior

J Borgatta, C Ma, N Hudson-Smith… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With increasing global population, innovations in agriculture will be essential for a
sustainable food supply. We compare commercial CuO NP to synthesized Cu3 (PO4) 2 …

Hybrid thermo-electrochemical conversion of plastic wastes commingled with marine biomass to value-added products using renewable energy

JM Williams, MP Nitzsche, L Bromberg, Z Qu… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface plastics and microplastics commingled with biomass are emerging pollutants in the
marine environment. With the projected demand for plastics sharply increasing, innovative …

Multimodal generally recognized as safe ZnO/nanocopper composite: A novel antimicrobial material for the management of citrus phytopathogens

M Young, A Ozcan, ME Myers… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Copper (Cu) bactericides/fungicides are used extensively for crop protection in agriculture.
Concerns for Cu accumulation in soil, Cu leaching into the surrounding ecosystem, and …

Capture and electrochemical conversion of CO 2 in molten alkali metal borate–carbonate blends

L Bromberg, MP Nitzsche, TA Hatton - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A family of blended compositions of molten mixed lithium and sodium borate (Li1. 5Na1.
5BO3) and eutectic lithium–potassium carbonate (Li1. 24K0. 76CO3) salts has been …

Use of Phosphonate Salts to Control Chestnut 'Brown Rot' by Gnomoniopsis castaneae in Fruit Orchards of Castanea sativa

G Bastianelli, C Morales-Rodríguez, R Caccia, S Turco… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The fungus Gnomoniopsis castaneae is the causal agent of the “brown rot” of sweet chestnut
fruits. These days, this pathogen represents one of the main limiting factors for the …

Methanol-based extraction protocol for insoluble and moderately water-soluble nanoparticles in plants to enable characterization by single particle ICP-MS

S Laughton, A Laycock, G Bland… - Analytical and …, 2021 - Springer
The detection and characterization of soluble metal nanoparticles in plant tissues are an
analytical challenge, though a scientific necessity for regulating nano-enabled …

Copper-fixed quat: a hybrid nanoparticle for application as a locally systemic pesticide (LSP) to manage bacterial spot disease of tomato

A Ozcan, M Young, B Lee, YY Liao, S Da Silva… - Nanoscale …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of bacterial tolerance against pesticides poses a serious threat to the
sustainability of food production. Widespread use of copper (Cu)-based products for plant …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental hazards of WELGRO® Cu+ Zn: A nano-enabled fertilizer

SIL Gomes, SB Chidiamassamba, T Trindade… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoagrochemicals have the potential to revolutionize agriculture towards a precision
farming system, able to reduce application rates and consequently their environmental …