The Effect of Nano-Silver Liquid against the White Rot of the Green Onion Caused by Sclerotium cepivorum.
- Author:
Jin Hee JUNG
1
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Ji Seon MIN
;
Young Jae KIM
;
Kabir LAMSAL
;
Kyoung Su KIM
;
Youn Su LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Plant Resources Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea. younslee@kangwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:In Vitro ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Green onion;
Nano-silver;
Sclerotium cepivorum;
Soil microbes
- MeSH:
Bacteria;
Biomass;
Fungi;
Humans;
Onions;
Soil;
Weights and Measures
- From:Mycobiology
2010;38(1):39-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
White rot, which is caused by Sclerotium cepivorum, is a lethal disease affecting green onions. Three different types of nano-silver liquid (WA-CV-WA13B, WA-AT-WB13R, and WA-PR-WB13R) were tested in several different concentrations on three types of media to assess their antifungal activities. Results from in vitro experiments showed that all three of the nano-silver liquids had more than 90% inhibition rates at a concentration of 7 ppm. Greenhouse experiments revealed that all of the nano-silver liquids increased biomass and dry weights, and there were minimal changes in the population of various bacteria and fungi from the soil of greenhouse-cultivated green onions. In addition, a soil chemical analysis showed that there were minimal changes in soil composition.