Zinc oxide nanoparticles and their biosynthesis: overview

H Al Jabri, MH Saleem, M Rizwan, I Hussain, K Usman… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc (Zn) is plant micronutrient, which is involved in many physiological functions, and an
inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Its deficiency is the widest spread micronutrient …

Mode of action of nanoparticles against insects

G Benelli - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
The employment of nanoparticles obtained through various synthesis routes as novel
pesticides recently attracted high research attention. An impressive number of studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Facile green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Ulva lactuca seaweed extract and evaluation of their photocatalytic, antibiofilm and insecticidal …

R Ishwarya, B Vaseeharan, S Kalyani… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The bioactivity of semiconductor nanocomplexes has been poorly studied in the field of
pesticide science. In this research, the synthesis of zinc nanoparticles was accomplished …

Principles and applicability of integrated remediation strategies for heavy metal removal/recovery from contaminated environments

M Alsafran, MH Saleem, H Al Jabri, M Rizwan… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Contamination of agricultural soils with heavy metals present lethal consequences in terms
of diverse ecological and environmental problems that entail entry of metal in food chain …

Plant extracts for developing mosquito larvicides: From laboratory to the field, with insights on the modes of action

R Pavela, F Maggi, R Iannarelli, G Benelli - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decades, major research efforts have been done to investigate the insecticidal
activity of plant-based products against mosquitoes. This is a modern and timely challenge …

Nanotechnology and plant viruses: an emerging disease management approach for resistant pathogens

T Farooq, M Adeel, Z He, M Umar, N Shakoor… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Phytoviruses are highly destructive plant pathogens, causing significant agricultural losses
due to their genomic diversity, rapid, and dynamic evolution, and the general inadequacy of …

Advances in nanotechnology as a potential alternative for plant viral disease management

P Dutta, A Kumari, M Mahanta, KK Biswas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant viruses cause enormous losses in agricultural production accounting for about 47% of
the total overall crop losses caused by plant pathogens. More than 50% of the emerging …

Mosquito-borne diseases and their control strategies: an overview focused on green synthesized plant-based metallic nanoparticles

H Onen, MM Luzala, S Kigozi, RM Sikumbili… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Mosquitoes are the carrier of pathogens that cause common human
diseases such as malaria, Dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika, and West Nile. The use …

Formulation of nanoemulsion from leaves essential oil of Ocimum basilicum L. and its antibacterial, antioxidant and larvicidal activities (Culex quinquefasciatus)

B Sundararajan, AK Moola, K Vivek, BDR Kumari - Microbial pathogenesis, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study, emphasis on the encapsulation of Ocimum basilicum L. leaf essential oil
by utilizing Polysorbate 80 and its evaluation of antibacterial (MIC), antioxidants and …

Bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS)-coated ZnO nanoparticles showed high antibiofilm activity and larvicidal toxicity against malaria and Zika virus vectors

M Abinaya, B Vaseeharan, M Divya, A Sharmili… - Journal of Trace …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel and effective approach was performed to synthesize ZnO nanoparticles
(ZnO NPs) using the exopolysaccharides (EPS) from the probiotic strain Bacillus …