Cobalt oxide nanoparticles: An effective growth promoter of Arabidopsis plants and nano-pesticide against bacterial leaf blight pathogen in rice

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 257; p. 114935
• Main Authors: Ogunyemi, Solabomi Olaitan, Xu, Xinyan, Xu, Lihui, Abdallah, Yasmine, Rizwan, Muhammad, Lv, Luqiong, Ahmed, Temoor, Ali, Hayssam M., Khan, Fahad, Yan, Chengqi, Chen, Jianping, Li, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.06.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antibacterial activity; Arabidopsis; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Cobalt oxide nanoparticles; Gene expression; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Oryza; Oxides - pharmacology; Plant Diseases - microbiology; Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Antibacterial activity; Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae; Gene expression; Cobalt oxide nanoparticles; Arabidopsis

Recently, the application of cobalt oxide nanoparticles (Co3O4NPs) has gained popularity owing to its magnetic, catalytic, optical, antimicrobial, and biomedical properties. However, studies on its use as a crop protection agent and its effect on photosynthetic apparatus are yet to be reported. Here...