Fungicidal and Stimulating Effects of Heteroleptic Copper Complex on the Germination and Phytosafety of Plants

Abstract

At present, when the whole world is intensively switching to organic farming, the refusal or minimization of the usage of chemical plant protection products and synthesized fertilizers is a very urgent issue for the agro-industrial complex (AIC). Accordingly, the solution to the problems of increasing yields and ensuring the fight against pathogenic components should be carried out in accordance with the principles of “green” chemistry. In this regard, the usage of heteroleptic complexes based on carboxylic and amino acids with biogenic metals is dictated not only by their availability, low cost, and ability to increase crop yields but also by fungicidal activity, lower toxicity, and easy biodegradability, which lists them among the “green” and cost-effective plant biostimulants. In the present work, for the first time, a heteroleptic complex based on succinic acid and glycine, with the formula [Cu(succ)(gly)], was developed for usage as a fungicidal biostimulant, which has the ability to significantly reduce the number of pathogens. We found that this compound has a layered structure and was able to increase soybean germination up to 100%.

The Effect of Spraying Iron, Zinc and Copper Nanoparticles on the Components of the Crop of Two Cultivars of Bread Wheat

“…It also plays an important role in vital processes such as breathing, photosynthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, and the formation of vitamins P and B, as well as interacts with amino acids, carboxylic acids, and nitrogenous bases. The researchers succeeded in manufacturing new compounds containing copper that possess antimicrobial and antifungal properties [10]. The high quality of the plant, the number of activities, the weight of 1000 grains, and the economic yield when sprayed with the triple compound of the microelements (iron, zinc, and copper ) [11].…”