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In-Vitro antiviral activity of chitosan nanoparticles against Banana bunchy top virus

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Plant Sciences

Abstract

Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is considered as a destructive viral disease affecting banana plants in Egypt. Recently, nanotechnology approach was used to generate resistance against plant viruses. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the antiviral capabilities of chitosan nanoparticles to control BBTV in banana plants in vitro cultured. The naturally infected banana plants were collected from open fields at different locations in Egypt. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was successfully amplified approximately of 747 bp using specific primers for coat protein gene.  In-vitro, three different concentrations of Chi-NPs (50, 100, and 200 mg/l) were evaluated. The results showed that infected explants with BBTV were symptomless, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) produced negative results. Biochemical analysis in infected explants showed a significant increase in polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase enzymes as well as a significant increase in total oxidant activity in compression with healthy ones. Infected explants treated with Chi-NPs showed a significant increase in total phenols, total soluble sugar, protein, and malondialdehyde, compared to those of untreated infected control. Collectively, we can conclude that Chi-NPs are a potential antiviral remedy against BBTV and could be considered in virus management.

DOI

10.21608/fjard.2025.333626.1083

Keywords

Banana Bunchy Top Virus, PCR, Serological detection, Nano materials, tissue culture

Authors

First Name

Hadeer

Last Name

Hanady

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

Email

hha09@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Fayoum

Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Elshorbgy

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Department of Virus and Phytoplasma Research, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt

Email

aelnabwy4@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Hanan

Last Name

El-kammar

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Department of Virus and Phytoplasma Research, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt

Email

elkammarhanan@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Hesham

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department, National Research center, Egypt

Email

heshamaboelnasr2010@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

Email

maa22@fayoum.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

39

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

54502

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-11-07

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

96

Page End

110

Print ISSN

1110-7790

Online ISSN

2805-2528

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1,920

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Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development

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https://fjard.journals.ekb.eg/

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In-Vitro antiviral activity of chitosan nanoparticles against Banana bunchy top virus

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29 Mar 2025