TY - CHAP
T1 - Zinc nanomaterials
T2 - A safe tool for postharvest disease management
AU - González-Estrada, Ramsés R.
AU - Blancas-Benitez, Francisco J.
AU - Montaño-Leyva, Beatriz
AU - Zambrano-Zaragoza, María L.
AU - Aguirre-Güitrón, Lizet
AU - Moreno-Hernández, Cristina
AU - Cortés-Rivera, Héctor J.
AU - Fonseca-Cantabrana, Angel
AU - Herrera-González, Juan A.
AU - Rayón-Díaz, Edson
AU - Gutierrez-Martinez, Porfirio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - Nowadays, fruit and vegetable consumption is important due to the positive impact on human health. However, phytopathogens can attack fruits in different stages of their production, leading to significant losses at the postharvest stage. The application of fungicides is widely accepted for controlling postharvest diseases worldwide due to their high effectiveness. Nevertheless, consumer awareness of the desirability of fruits with no chemical residues has an important impact on fruit distribution, due to the association with health problems. The use of nanotechnology is promising as an alternative for postharvest disease control, to replace the application of chemical fungicides. Various studies have reported that nanomaterials are more efficient compared to micrometric materials. In addition, nanomaterials can be incorporated with other control systems. This chapter discusses different control methods and summarizes information about the use and application of zinc nanomaterials on several fruits for controlling diseases.
AB - Nowadays, fruit and vegetable consumption is important due to the positive impact on human health. However, phytopathogens can attack fruits in different stages of their production, leading to significant losses at the postharvest stage. The application of fungicides is widely accepted for controlling postharvest diseases worldwide due to their high effectiveness. Nevertheless, consumer awareness of the desirability of fruits with no chemical residues has an important impact on fruit distribution, due to the association with health problems. The use of nanotechnology is promising as an alternative for postharvest disease control, to replace the application of chemical fungicides. Various studies have reported that nanomaterials are more efficient compared to micrometric materials. In addition, nanomaterials can be incorporated with other control systems. This chapter discusses different control methods and summarizes information about the use and application of zinc nanomaterials on several fruits for controlling diseases.
KW - Eco-friendly treatments
KW - Fruits
KW - Nanoscale
KW - Plant pathogens
KW - Zinc
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127639391&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-822836-4.00018-5
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-822836-4.00018-5
M3 - Capítulo
AN - SCOPUS:85127639391
SP - 243
EP - 265
BT - Zinc-Based Nanostructures for Environmental and Agricultural Applications
PB - Elsevier
ER -