Table 5.2
Applications of nanomaterials for wheat disease management
Nanomaterial
Size (nm)
Concentration
used
Assay
Disease Pathogen
Type of
study
Impact/effect
Reference
(s)
ZnO NP
30
100 mM
Foliar
spray
Head
blight
Fusarium
graminearum
Field
Reduction in number of
CFU of F. graminearum
Savi et al.
(2015)
Ag NP
10–20
4
μg ml
À1
Foliar
spray
Spot
blotch
Bipolaris sorokiniana
Leaf
detached
assay and
greenhouse
Reduced B. sorokiniana
infection in wheat plants
Mishra
et al.
(2014)
Colloidal solution of metal
nanoparticles
(Zn, Ag, Fe,
Mn, and Cu)
–
1 part of colloid solution
to 100 parts of
water
Seed
treatment
Eyes
pot
Pseudocercosporella
herpotrichoides
Greenhouse Increase antioxidant
properties of cells under
phytopathogen stress
condition and improve
physiological condition
of plants
Panyuta
et al.
(2016)
Colloidal solution of CS/NPs
225.7
Æ 42.81–595.7
Æ 81.7 5000 ppm
Spray
Head
blight
F. graminearum
In vitro
assay and
greenhouse
Significant inhibitory
effects on the fungal
growth, colony formation, and conidial germination of
F. graminearum
Kheiri
et al.
(2017)
Colloidal solution of CS/NPs
180.9 nm
5000 ppm
Spray
Head
blight
F. graminearum
In vitro
assay and
greenhouse
Elevated antifungal
activity against
F. graminearum
under
in vitro and greenhouse
conditions and oxidative
activity on plant tissues
and cells in the presence
of fungus; dehydration
and deformation in
mycelia growth
Kheiri
et al.
(2016)
nm
nanometer, NP
nanoparticles, ZnO
zinc oxide, Ag
silver, Fe
iron, Mn
manganese, Cu
copper, CS
chitosan, ppm
parts per million, mM
millimolar,
μg ml
À1
microgram per
milliliter
Applications of nanomaterials for wheat disease management
Nanomaterial
Size (nm)
Concentration
used
Assay
Disease Pathogen
Type of
study
Impact/effect
Reference
(s)
ZnO NP
30
100 mM
Foliar
spray
Head
blight
Fusarium
graminearum
Field
Reduction in number of
CFU of F. graminearum
Savi et al.
(2015)
Ag NP
10–20
4
μg ml
À1
Foliar
spray
Spot
blotch
Bipolaris sorokiniana
Leaf
detached
assay and
greenhouse
Reduced B. sorokiniana
infection in wheat plants
Mishra
et al.
(2014)
Colloidal solution of metal
nanoparticles
(Zn, Ag, Fe,
Mn, and Cu)
–
1 part of colloid solution
to 100 parts of
water
Seed
treatment
Eyes
pot
Pseudocercosporella
herpotrichoides
Greenhouse Increase antioxidant
properties of cells under
phytopathogen stress
condition and improve
physiological condition
of plants
Panyuta
et al.
(2016)
Colloidal solution of CS/NPs
225.7
Æ 42.81–595.7
Æ 81.7 5000 ppm
Spray
Head
blight
F. graminearum
In vitro
assay and
greenhouse
Significant inhibitory
effects on the fungal
growth, colony formation, and conidial germination of
F. graminearum
Kheiri
et al.
(2017)
Colloidal solution of CS/NPs
180.9 nm
5000 ppm
Spray
Head
blight
F. graminearum
In vitro
assay and
greenhouse
Elevated antifungal
activity against
F. graminearum
under
in vitro and greenhouse
conditions and oxidative
activity on plant tissues
and cells in the presence
of fungus; dehydration
and deformation in
mycelia growth
Kheiri
et al.
(2016)
nm
nanometer, NP
nanoparticles, ZnO
zinc oxide, Ag
silver, Fe
iron, Mn
manganese, Cu
copper, CS
chitosan, ppm
parts per million, mM
millimolar,
μg ml
À1
microgram per
milliliter