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Green copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) and selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) are synthesised by combining the leaf extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum with 25 mM of copper sulphate (CuSO4) and sodium selenite (Na2SeO3), res...
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Nanomaterials in agriculture for plant health and food safety: a comprehensive review on the current state of agro-nanoscience
In the modern epoch, nanotechnology took forward the agriculture and food industry with new tools that promise to increase food production sustainably. It also anticipated that it would become a driving econom...
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Open AccessTrichovariability in rhizosphere soil samples and their biocontrol potential against downy mildew pathogen in pearl millet
The present work is aimed to examine the genetic variability and the distribution pattern of beneficial Trichoderma spp. isolated from rhizosphere samples and their mode of action in improving the plant health. A...
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Total crude protein extract of Trichoderma spp. induces systemic resistance in pearl millet against the downy mildew pathogen
Several proteins and peptides of microbial origin are reported for their elicitor properties, which play a vital role in the development of local and systemic resistances in plants. In this study, the efficacy...
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Open AccessTrichogenic-selenium nanoparticles enhance disease suppressive ability of Trichoderma against downy mildew disease caused by Sclerospora graminicola in pearl millet
Trichoderma spp. are well known biocontrol agents used against phytopathogens. In the present work Trichoderma-mediated Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) were synthesized and extent of downy...
