Claim · model-written summary
ZnO NPs caused minor fluctuations in phenolic compounds.
- Taxon
- Onion
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- ZnO NPse0
- Outcome
- minor fluctuationse0
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Verbatim
e0“ZnO NPs caused minor fluctuations (total: 3.60, free: 1.82, related: 1.73)”
t0“Onion”
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 incidence, with reported incidence of 65.0–80.0%.
- 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 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.