ZnO-based nanomaterials have high antifungal effects, such as inhibition of growth and reproduction of some pathogenic fungi, such as Fusarium sp., Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina. Therefore, we report the extracellular synthesis of ZnONPs using a potential fungal antagonist (Trichoderma harzianum). ZnONPs were then characterized for their size, shape, charge and composition by visual analysis, UV–visible spectrometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Zeta potential, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The TEM test confirmed that the size of the produced ZnONPs was 8–23 nm. The green synthesized ZnONPs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies to reveal the functional group attributed to the formation of ZnONPs. For the first time, trichogenic ZnONPs were shown to have fungicidal action against three soil–cotton pathogenic fungi in the laboratory and greenhouse. An antifungal examination was used to evaluate the bioactivity of the mycogenic ZnONPs in addition to two chemical fungicides (Moncut and Maxim XL) against three soil-borne pathogens, including Fusarium sp., Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina. The findings of this study show a novel fungicidal activity in in vitro assay for complete inhibition of fungal growth of tested plant pathogenic fungi, as well as a considerable reduction in cotton seedling disease symptoms under greenhouse conditions. The formulation of a trichogenic ZnONPs form was found to increase its antifungal effect significantly. Finally, the utilization of biocontrol agents, such as T. harzianum, could be a safe strategy for the synthesis of a medium-scale of ZnONPs and employ it for fungal disease control in cotton.

Six essential oils were evaluated as to their efficiency in controlling powdery mildew (PM) of flax when they were applied as foliar sprays in an outdoor pot experiment. Onion, flax and fenugreek oils did not affect PM severity ratingsthat is, they were ineffective in controlling the disease. On the other hand, black cumin, jojoba and coriander oil showed variable levels of efficiency in controlling the disease. Black cumin was moderately effective in controlling the disease because it reduced disease severity by 32.87%, while jojoba and coriander oils were highly effective as they reduced disease severity by 66.24 and 68.64%, respectively. Essential oils did not affect seed weight; however, coriander oil was a notable exception as it reduced seed weight by 55%. Straw weight was not affected by any oil. Foliar application of essential oils resulted in significant changes in the levels of protein, phenols, ascorbic acid and malondialdehyde and in activities of peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase. The lack of significant correlation between levels and activities of these biochemical components and PM severity demonstrate that these components are not involved in the suppression of PM by essential oils. Therefore, direct toxicity of essential oils to the causal pathogen Oidium lini is the most likely explanation for the disease suppression.

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ABSTRACT. An easy and efficient route for the synthesis of some imidazo [1,2-c]

Phthalazine derivatives attached to amino acid derivatives were synthesized with high yields. The reaction of phthalazine derivatives with different phthalyl and tosylamino acids such as glycine, alanine, phenylalanine, valine, serine, and threonine in the presence of N,N-dicyclo hexylcarbodiimide (DCC) as a dehydrating agent reagent yielded high yields of the afforded compounds.Phthalylamino acids derivatives were obtained by deprotection of phthalazine derivatives, with the latter heating with hydrazine hydrate. The chemical structures of all phthalazine derivatives were affirmed by elemental analysis and spectral data (IR, MS, 1 HNMR, and 13 C NMR). Screening out and estimation of the synthesized derivatives for their cytotoxic and antioxidant activity were done, and most of them showed powerful activity in comparison with standard drugs.We got all chemical reagents from Sigma-Aldrich. Solvents were purchased from El-Nasr Chemicals in analytical grade. Also, we did thin-layer chromatography (TLC) on all products by using silica gel polyester sheets (Kieselgel 60 F254, 0.20 mm, Merck). All melting points are in degree centigrade (uncorrected). We recorded IR spectra (KBr) at the Microanalytical Center (Faculty of S C H E M E 1 Synthesis of phthalazinone derivative 2 S C H E M E 2 Synthesis of phthalazines derivative (4,5) WASFY ET AL.