Chitosan Nanoparticles Loaded with Sideritis serrata Lag. Extract: A New Eco-Friendly Antifungal Agent for Sustainable Agriculture
Maria Mondéjar-López, María Paz García-Simarro, Alejandro Santiago-González, Cristián Martínez-Fajardo, Elena Moreno-Giménez, Alberto López-Jiménez, Oussama Ahrazem, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez, Enrique Niza · 2025
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Description
Maria Mondéjar-López and co-authors report a 2025 study on a plant-based spray meant to protect crops from fungi. Fungal disease cuts crop yields by large margins, and rules now limit some chemical sprays, so growers need safer options. The team loaded an extract of the plant Sideritis serrata into tiny particles made of chitosan, a material drawn from natural sources.
The particles were made by a gel method and tuned for size and for how much extract they carried. In lab tests, the loaded particles fought fungi far better than the free extract, with the largest gain against one Aspergillus strain. Tests on wheat seeds showed about ninety-five percent sprouting, with stronger root and shoot growth. The authors see the product as a promising green tool, with field trials still to come.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Maria Mondéjar-López, María Paz García-Simarro, Alejandro Santiago-González, Cristián Martínez-Fajardo, Elena Moreno-Giménez, Alberto López-Jiménez, Oussama Ahrazem, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez, Enrique Niza |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |