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Zinc-Based Nanostructures in Plant Protection Applications
Green nanochemistry reduces pollution risk at source levels where the principal focus is on the choice of reagents that are safe for the environment. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are considered to be a b...
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Botrytis Gray Mold Nano- or Biocontrol: Present Status and Future Prospects
Botrytis cinerea, the causal agent of grey mold disease, has a large number of hosts including dicotyledonous species as grapevine, strawberry, tomato, cucumber, and ornamental flowers. Much research has been con...
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Copper Nanostructures Applications in Plant Protection
Plant pathologists throughout the globe are working closely to develop a powerful solution for food and agricultural commodities protection from diverse pathogens. Nanobiotechnology has great potential in agri...
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Nano-carbon: Plant Growth Promotion and Protection
Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) such as fullerenes, carbon nanoparticles, fullerol, single-walled carbon nanotubes/multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanohorns, among others, have been in used in agricultur...
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Applications of Silver Nanoparticles in Plant Protection
Silver nanoparticles have unique assets which lead in molecular diagnostics, therapeutics, and devices that are used in several medical procedures. The major procedures used for silver nanoparticle synthesis a...
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Nanoantimicrobials for Plant Pathogens Control: Potential Applications and Mechanistic Aspects
The advances of nanotechnology in the field of plant science have been steadily making its unique mark as a recent technology to reckon with. Recently, the use of engineered nanomaterials provides great opport...
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The Role of Nanoemulsions as Antimicrobial Agents in Plant Protection
Nanoemulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids (such as oil and water) that do not easily combine. In nanoemulsion, the diameters of the dispersed droplets are 500 nm or less. High-energy and low-energy meth...
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Nanoantimicrobials Mechanism of Action
Understanding the molecular mode of actions of nanoantmicrobial will be helpful in creating viable administration systems to control critical pathogenic plant diseases. Similarly, the understanding of those me...
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Chitosan-Based Nanostructures in Plant Protection Applications
Biopolymer chitosan is presently one of the most favorable natural polymers for use in micro- and nanotechnology, and it is very effective for use in agricultural sector when combined with natural functional c...
