Title
Green-synthesized copper nanoparticles as a potential antifungal against plant pathogens
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Mtz-Enriquez A.I.
Sánchez-Rangel D.
Carrión G.
Paraguay-Delgado F.
Rosas-Saito G.
Instituto de Ecología
Publisher(s)
Royal Society of Chemistry
Abstract
The fabrication of fungicides in cost-effective and eco-friendly ways is particularly important for agriculture. Plant pathogenic fungi produce many economic and ecological problems worldwide, which must be controlled with potent fungicides. Here we propose the green synthesis of fungicides, which consist of copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs) prepared in aqueous media. Through in vitro experiments, the antifungal efficacy against Fusarium solani, Neofusicoccum sp., and Fusarium oxysporum was investigated. Although the antifungal activity differs for each fungal species, it was found that the Cu-NPs induce strong morphological changes in the mycelium. Additionally, the damage of the cell membranes of the pathogens was revealed by microscopic observations. For the three evaluated fungi, fluorescence microscopy demonstrated the intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species in the mycelium. This work proves that the green-synthesized Cu-NPs are potential fungicides against F. solani, Neofusicoccum sp., and F. oxysporum.
Start page
18835
End page
18843
Volume
9
Issue
33
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Micología
Ciencias de las plantas, Botánica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85068147082
Source
RSC Advances
Sponsor(s)
Funding text
This work was supported by Fondo Sectorial para la Inves-tigación, el Desarrollo y la Innovación Tecnológica Forestal (2015-C01-265677). We would like to thank Benjamin Rodríguez-Haas and Zelene Duran Barradas for the kindly preparation of the fungal suspensions and Olinda Velázquez López for the uorescence microscopy measurements.
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