TY - JOUR
T1 - Metal nanoparticles as novel antifungal agents for sustainable agriculture
T2 - Current advances and future directions
AU - Cruz-Luna, Aida R.
AU - Cruz-Martínez, Heriberto
AU - Vásquez-López, Alfonso
AU - Medina, Dora I.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2021/12
Y1 - 2021/12
N2 - The use of metal nanoparticles is considered a good alternative to control phytopathogenic fungi in agriculture. To date, numerous metal nanoparticles (e.g., Ag, Cu, Se, Ni, Mg, and Fe) have been synthesized and used as potential antifungal agents. Therefore, this proposal presents a critical and detailed review of the use of these nanoparticles to control phytopathogenic fungi. Ag nanoparticles have been the most investigated nanoparticles due to their good antifungal activities, followed by Cu nanoparticles. It was also found that other metal nanoparticles have been investigated as antifungal agents, such as Se, Ni, Mg, Pd, and Fe, showing prominent results. Different synthesis methods have been used to produce these nanoparticles with different shapes and sizes, which have shown outstanding antifungal activities. This review shows the success of the use of metal nanoparticles to control phytopathogenic fungi in agriculture.
AB - The use of metal nanoparticles is considered a good alternative to control phytopathogenic fungi in agriculture. To date, numerous metal nanoparticles (e.g., Ag, Cu, Se, Ni, Mg, and Fe) have been synthesized and used as potential antifungal agents. Therefore, this proposal presents a critical and detailed review of the use of these nanoparticles to control phytopathogenic fungi. Ag nanoparticles have been the most investigated nanoparticles due to their good antifungal activities, followed by Cu nanoparticles. It was also found that other metal nanoparticles have been investigated as antifungal agents, such as Se, Ni, Mg, Pd, and Fe, showing prominent results. Different synthesis methods have been used to produce these nanoparticles with different shapes and sizes, which have shown outstanding antifungal activities. This review shows the success of the use of metal nanoparticles to control phytopathogenic fungi in agriculture.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Antifungal activities
KW - Crop protection
KW - Fungi
KW - metallic nanoparticles
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85121654165&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/jof7121033
DO - 10.3390/jof7121033
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 34947015
AN - SCOPUS:85121654165
SN - 2309-608X
VL - 7
JO - Journal of Fungi
JF - Journal of Fungi
IS - 12
M1 - 1033
ER -