Green-fabricated silver nanoparticles from Quercus incana leaf extract to control the early blight of tomatoes caused by Alternaria solani

Table 2 Antifungal activity (leaflet assay) of Ag-NPs fabricated from Q. incana against A. solani

Concentration	Control (0%)	Silver nanoparticles			AgNO₃ (1 mM)	Mancozeb (2 g/l)
Concentration	Control (0%)	25 mg/l	50 mg/l	100 mg/l	AgNO₃ (1 mM)	Mancozeb (2 g/l)
Diseased area (mm)	78.67 ± 1.58 ^a	26.33 ± 1.84 ^b	21.33 ± 2.38 ^c	05.67 ± 2.09 ^d	76.33 ± 2.91 ^a	25.33 ± 1.33^b
% of inhibition	0	66.53 ± 1.33 ^c	72.89 ± 1.58 ^b	92.79 ± 1.33 ^a	02.89 ± 1.44 ^d	67.80 ± 0.67 ^c

Values are the means of 3 replicates ± standard deviation followed by different letters in a row that are significantly different at p = 0.05 by the LSD test

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