Claim · model-written summary
Fe3O4 NPs at 1000–1400 ppm reduced onion white rot incidence, with reported incidence of 65.0–80.0%.
- Taxon
- Onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- Fe3O4 NPs at 1000–1400 ppme0
- Interactor
- Sclerotium cepivorumStromatinia cepivorae1pathogen
- Outcome
- incidencee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 65.0–80.0%e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“In vivo, these nanoparticles reduced the disease incidence and severity, with Fe3O4 NPs at 1000–1400 ppm resulting in 65.0–80.0% incidence and 80.0–90.0% severity”
t0“Onion”
e1“Sclerotium cepivorum”
Title
Nanoparticles and Chemical Inducers: A Sustainable Shield against Onion White Rot
Ahmed Mohammed Elenany; Mahmoud Mohammed Mohammed Atia; Entsar E. A. Abbas; et al. Biology 2024. doi:10.3390/biology13040219
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- Observation The third S. cepivorum isolate from Abu-Hamad was the most pathogenic of four isolates.
- Intervention effect Fe3O4 NPs showed potential to inhibit S. cepivorum mycelial growth in vitro.
- Intervention effect Cu NPs showed potential to inhibit S. cepivorum mycelial growth in vitro.
- Intervention effect ZnO NPs showed potential to inhibit S. cepivorum mycelial growth in vitro.
- Observation Salicylic acid and Fe3O4 NPs showed synergistic inhibition in vitro.
- Intervention effect Fe3O4 NPs at 1000–1400 ppm reduced onion white rot severity, with reported severity of 80.0–90.0%.
- Intervention effect ZnO NPs had the most positive impact on onion chlorophyll content.
- Intervention effect Cu NPs had minimal effects on onion chlorophyll content.
- Intervention effect At 1000 ppm, Fe3O4 NPs had variable effects on total, free, and related phenolic compounds.
- Intervention effect ZnO NPs caused minor fluctuations in phenolic compounds.
- Intervention effect Salicylic acid reduced onion incidence (10.0%).
- Intervention effect Salicylic acid reduced onion severity (25.0% to 10.0%).
- Intervention effect Salicylic acid promoted onion growth.
- Intervention effect Salicylic acid elevated onion chlorophyll values.
- Intervention effect Salicylic acid enhanced onion phenolic compounds.
- Intervention effect Potassium phosphate dibasic had mixed effects on onion white rot.
- Intervention effect Ascorbic acid had limited efficacy in reducing onion disease.
- Intervention effect PDP at 1400 ppm elevated chlorophyll values and enhanced phenolic compounds in onions.
- Intervention effect ascorbic acid at 1000 ppm elevated chlorophyll values and enhanced phenolic compounds in onions.