Abstract
The production of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) by green and ecofriendly methods has received consideration during the recent past. The present study summarized the comparative production of titanium dioxide (TiO2) NPs by plant extracts of Trianthema portulacastrum (T2) and Chenopodium quinoa (T3) and by conventional chemical (sol-gel) method (T1). Synthesized TiO2-NPs were examined by high-tech. techniques such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transmission Infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscope, SEM-EDS spot analysis and elemental mapping. Synthesized TiO2-NPs were applied on wheat rust (Ustilago tritici) for the evaluation of their antifungal activity against toxic plant pathogens. XRD results confirmed the (2θ) peak at 25.3 related to 101 anatase form. EDS-spot analysis and elemental mapping confirms the formation of TiO2-NPs by using these techniques. SEM secondary electrons (SEs) images demonstrated the nano range of particles in cluster form with fewer porous structures. The average size of all three TiO2-NPs was found less than 15 nm. FT-IR analysis of all three TiO2-NPs perfectly matched with the standard parameters. The NPs prepared by both sol-gel and green methods have a good antifungal response against U. tritici, and the green prepared TiO2-NPs were found to have the best antifungal activity against wheat rust especially NPs synthesized with the extract of C. quinoa. Overall, green method can be used for the large scale and less toxic synthesis of TiO2-NPs because of their wide range of environmental applications.
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