A SHORT REVIEW ON THE SYNTHESIS OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES USING PLANT ISOLATE AND ITS ANTIFUNGAL POTENTIAL

Abstract

Plant pathogenic fungi can be a serious hazard to agriculture worldwide, lowering crop production yields, causing health problems, and having a substantial negative economic impact. Various conventional management strategies are used to control fungal diseases before and after harvest. However, because of their shortcomings and negative impacts on the environment, the manufacture of plant extracts-based metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) is a viable alternative to the conventional approach. The objective of the study was to use a green method to biosynthesize zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs from different plant components and evaluate the antimycotic activity of these bioinspired ZnONPs against a range of harmful fungi. Because of their small size and unique biological activity, ZnO NPs have garnered a lot of attention from researchers. A straightforward one-step synthesis of ZnONPs can be facilitated by the potentiality of various plant components to decrease and encapsulate biomolecules. The characteristics of ZnO NPs are effectively altered by temperature, pH, and reagent concentrations. Characteristics including morphology, structure, and content are determined using a variety of analytical methods, including FT-IR, TEM, EDX, zeta potential, and UV-Vis, etc. The antifungal efficacy of NPs against a plant pathogenic fungus was assessed, and microscopic analysis revealed that it damaged the hyphae and spore of a fungus. Future goals embrace the creation of sustainable methods, a greater variety of biological uses, and safety guidelines for the responsible use of ZnONPs.

DOI - https://doi.org/10.65525/SVUP.9788198800473.2025.495-505