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Agave amica synonym Polyanthes tuberosa or Tuberose commonly called as Rajanigandha in India, is one of the most important tropical bulbous commercial ornamental plant.It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas, for its intensely fragrant flowers.Many fungal bacterial and viral diseases has been found to infect tuberose during various stages of plant growth.Fungal species Alternaria polianthi infects the plant causing leaf spot disease leading to crop loss.Nanoparticles are rising with latest research for its antimicrobial properties.Inhibitory effect of synthetic metal oxide nanoparticles CuO, ZnO and Fe3O4 against the growth Alternaria polianthi, isolated from infected leaves of the Tuberose was tested.In the study CuO exhibited good growth inhibition against the tested fungus.Other nano materials ZnO had less inhibitory effect and FeO was unable to inhibit the growth of this fungus.The CuO nanoparticles were found to be effective in killing Alternaria polianthi which can be further studied for utilization as fungicide against the growth of Alternaria polianthi.
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