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Green nanotechnology for plant bacterial diseases management in cereal crops: a review on metal-based nanoparticles

  • Usman SHAFQAT,
  • Awais MAQSOOD,
  • Aneeza ISHFAQ,
  • Sadia MUSTAFA,
  • Yumna RASHEED,
  • Faisal MAHMOOD,
  • Muhammad U. HASSAN,
  • Jameel Mohammed AL-KHAYRI,
  • Mohammed Ibrahim ALDAEJ,
  • Muhammad Naeem SATTAR,
  • Adel Abdel-Sabour REZK,
  • Mustafa Ibrahim ALMAGHASLA,
  • Wael Fathi SHEHATA,
  • Tarek Abdelaziz SHALABY

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha51313333
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 3

Abstract

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Cereals are an important source of nutrients for animals. Several diseases cause severe yield loss in cereal crops. Bacterial diseases result in varying yield losses across cereals: Wheat (5-40%), maize (15-98.9%), rice (20-70%), pearl millet (3-35%), and oats (15-49%). Diseases may be bacterial diseases, fungal or viral. Bacterial diseases are traditionally treated by pesticides. Chemically synthesized pesticides are toxic and hazardous to the environment. Nanotechnology is emerging and novel field for agriculture, especially in plant pathology as a strong antimicrobial agent. Nanoparticles have been synthesized in various ways i.e., biological, physical, and chemical methods. Chemical and physical methods of nanoparticles are costly and toxic to the environment. The biological method for the synthesis of nanoparticles is eco-friendly and economical. Microorganisms or plant extracts are used for metal nanoparticle synthesis. The application of nanoparticles in agriculture has a wide scope and it can bring nano-revolution. This review summarizes the antibacterial activity of biosynthesized metal nanoparticles and their role in bacterial disease management of cereals.

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