An eco-friendly alkaline lignin/sodium alginate/β-cyclodextrin composite hydrogel for enhanced foliar deposition and sustained control of Botrytis cinerea with azoxystrobin.
Lin H, Zhou J, Zhang F, You C, Wang F
Crop Improvement
Researchers developed an eco-friendly composite hydrogel that delivers fungicide more effectively to plant leaves while reducing toxicity by nearly 5-fold compared to commercial formulations. The new system sticks better to leaves, lasts longer, and controls a common fungal disease more effectively than existing treatments.
Key Findings
Optimized composite hydrogel achieved 94.99% encapsulation efficiency and 24.75% loading capacity with a 2:1 sodium alginate to alkali lignin mass ratio
AZO@βASCa hydrogel demonstrated superior long-term antifungal efficacy against Botrytis cinerea compared to commercial azoxystrobin formulation
Acute toxicity reduced by 4.77-fold in zebrafish models compared to commercial fungicide, demonstrating improved environmental safety
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Conventional pesticide formulations often suffer from limitations such as large particle sizes, poor adhesion, and susceptibility to environmental losses through volatilization and drift, leading t...
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