Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles (NP) has emerged as a recent trend in green chemistry. However, their potential the field agriculture is yet underexplored. In this study, silver (Ag NPs) were synthesized by using fruit juice and peel extract Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. reducing capping agent. The nano-primed seeds Zea mays, Glycine max, Cicer arietinum showed enhanced germination rate up...

The biosynthesis of nanoparticles has been proposed as a cost effective and environmental friendly alternative to chemical and physical methods. Plant mediated synthesis of nanoparticles is a green chemistry approach that intercomnects nanotechnology and plant biotechnology. In the present study, synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) or (Green-Silver) has been demonstrated using extracts of...

(diacetoxyiodo)benzene has been used as an efficient catalyst for an improved and rapid one-pot synthesis of biscoumarin derivatives in excellent yield under reflux condition using water as a environmentally benign reaction medium. this aqua mediated knoevenagel condensation of various aromatic and hetero-aromatic aldehydes with 4-hydroxycoumarin using catalytic amount of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene...

The green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is an active research area in nanotechnology. In the present study, antioxidant potential, total reducing capacity and silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) synthetic potential of methanolic leaf extracts of seven plant species were evaluated and compared. Antioxidant capacity, expressed as µmol Trolox equivalents g-1 DW (µmol TE g-1 DW), ranged from 116.0 ...

The present review targets the comparative biogenic synthesis and mechanisms of nanoparticles using various plant-parts extracts solutions strong electrolytic metal salts. salts are AgNO3, Zn(OAc)2, Zn(NO3)2, ZnSO4, CuSO4.5H2O, Cu(NO3)2, Cu(OAc)2, CuCl2, HAuCl4.3H2O, Mg(NO3)2, Mg(OAc)2, TiO(OH)2, Fe(NO3)2.6H2O, FeCl3.6H2O, FeCl2.4H2O, Al(NO3)2, BaCl2·2H2O, Bi(NO3)2, PdCl2, H2PtCl6.6H2O, NaHSeO3...

Plants are rife with bacteria and fungi that colonize roots and shoots both externally and internally. By providing novel nutritional and defense pathways and influencing plant biochemical pathways, microbes can fundamentally alter plant phenotypes. Here we review the widespread nature of microbially mediated plant functional traits. We highlight that there is likely fitness conflict between ho...

Competition between herbivorous insects often occurs as a trait mediated indirect effect mediated by inducible changes in plant quality rather than a direct effect mediated by plant biomass. While plant-mediated competition likely influences many herbivores, progress linking studies of plant-mediated competition in terrestrial phytophagous insects to longerterm consequences for herbivore commun...