Bioinspired copper nanoparticles synthesized using Trichoderma asperellum secondary metabolites for the management of soil-borne fungal pathogens of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Abstract Copper-based nanoparticles (CuNPs) were biosynthesized using secondary metabolites of Trichoderma asperellum isolates as reducing and stabilising agents, with copper sulphate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O) as the precursor.Nanoparticles formation was confirmed by a colour change and plasmon resonance peak at 530 nm...