Synthesis and Antifungal Evaluation of Magnetic Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Against Fusarium Oxysporum

Abstract

Hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) have received much interest over the past decades because they have the potential to overcome the limits of single-component particles. This study proposes a hybrid magnetic magnesium oxide (m-MgO) NPs to combat the plant pathogenic fungus, Fusarium oxysporum (F. oxysporum). The m-MgO NPs were synthesized via ultrasonic mediated sol-gel method. UV-visible spectrometry confirms the successful formation of m-MgO NPs. In addition, the magnetic activity of m-MgO NPs was illustrated through a preliminary magnetic activity study. A disc diffusion assay was carried out to determine the effectiveness of m-MgO NPs to inhibit the growth of F. oxysporum. The results showed that the zone of inhibition was 7.58 ± 0.30 mm at 10 mg/mL, suggesting that the synthesized m-MgO NPs are an effective fungicide to inhibit the growth of F. oxysporum.

Keywords

• agricultural applications
• antifungal
• fusarium oxysporum
• nanoparticles
• hybrid magnetic magnesium oxide nanoparticles