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ReviewMicroorganisms2023

Entomopathogenic Fungi: An Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Sustainable Nanoparticles and Their Nanopesticide Properties.

Ritu Bihal, Jameel M Al-Khayri, A Najitha Banu, Natasha Kudesia, Farah K Ahmed, Rudradeb Sarkar, Akshit Arora, Kamel A Abd-Elsalam

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Review in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
7.0field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ritu BihalDepartment of Zoology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144001, India.ORCID 0009-0000-4461-9874
Jameel M Al-KhayriDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9507-0201
A Najitha BanuDepartment of Zoology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144001, India.
Natasha KudesiaDepartment of Zoology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144001, India.ORCID 0009-0001-4542-7177
Farah K AhmedBiotechnology English Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-9756-2661
Rudradeb SarkarDepartment of Zoology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144001, India.
Akshit AroraDepartment of Zoology, School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144001, India.
Kamel A Abd-ElsalamPlant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4042-4022
Lovely Professional University · INAgricultural Research Center · EGCairo University · EGKing Faisal University · SA

Funding

King Faisal University GRANT3303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The agricultural industry could undergo significant changes due to the revolutionary potential of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology has a broad range of possible applications and advantages, including insect pest management using treatments based on nanoparticle insecticides. Conventional techniques, such as integrated pest management, are inadequate, and using chemical pesticides has negative consequences. As a result, nanotechnology would provide ecologically beneficial and effective alternatives for insect pest control. Considering the remarkable traits they exhibit, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are recognized as potential prospects in agriculture. Due to their efficiency and great biocompatibility, the utilization of biologically synthesized nanosilver in insect pest control has significantly increased nowadays. Silver nanoparticles have been produced using a wide range of microbes and plants, which is considered an environmentally friendly method. However, among all, entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) have the most potential to be used in the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles with a variety of properties. Therefore, in this review, different ways to get rid of agricultural pests have been discussed, with a focus on the importance and growing popularity of biosynthesized nanosilver, especially silver nanoparticles made from fungi that kill insects. Finally, the review highlights the need for further studies so that the efficiency of bio-nanosilver could be tested for field application and the exact mode of action of silver nanoparticles against pests can be elucidated, which will eventually be a boon to the agricultural industry for putting a check on pest populations.

Indexed as

biosynthesized silver nanoparticlesentomopathogenic funginanotechnologypest managementtoxicity mechanism

Identifiers

PMID37375119
PMCPMC10302739
OpenAlexW4381322749

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