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Fungi as Ecosynthesizers for Nanoparticles and Their Application in Agriculture

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Fungal Nanotechnology

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Nanotechnology covers various fields of science and technology including agriculture sector and plant disease management. To produce nanoparticles, several means including chemical and physical methods were cited. However, weaknesses, i.e., chemical toxicity and production of high-energy supplies, make them difficult to be broadly employed. In contrast, nanoparticle fabrication using the biological means is promising as it would overcome the previous problems; hence using them for nanoparticle synthesis has been encouraged. Several fungi (Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp., Alternaria spp., Trichoderma spp., Verticillium spp., Penicillium spp., etc.) were employed for nanoparticle synthesis with fine size and shape due to their resistance to many harsh conditions. Myconanotechnology can offer eco-friendly and economically alternative ways. In this chapter, several approaches including nanoparticle biosynthesis using fungi as natural factories, characterization of mycosynthesized metal nanoparticles, mycosynthesis mechanism, nanoparticles strategies, and the application of nanoparticles in plant disease management will be discussed.

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This research was supported by the International Foundation for Science, Stockholm, Sweden, through a grant to Dr. Youssef Khamis (E5757) and Dr. Hashim Ayat (F5853).

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    Khamis Youssef & Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam

  2. Food Industries and Nutrition Division, National Research Center, 33 Al Behous, Ad Doqi, Giza, Egypt

    Ayat F. Hashim

  3. Central Administration of Plant Quarantine, Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, 1 Nadi ElSaid St., Dokki, Giza, 12618, Egypt

    Ahmed Hussien

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Youssef, K., Hashim, A.F., Hussien, A., Abd-Elsalam, K.A. (2017). Fungi as Ecosynthesizers for Nanoparticles and Their Application in Agriculture. In: Prasad, R. (eds) Fungal Nanotechnology. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68424-6_3

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