Phytopathogenic fungi can cause significant economic losses on agricultural crops each year [1]. While there are many commercially available fungicides, there is evidence of the development of antifungal resistance among pathogens, this is why nanoparticles (NPs) are being studied more nowadays as alternative antifungal agents [2], [3]. Zinc oxides (ZnO and ZnO 2 ) are materials that are widely used in different industries due to their properties, such as their antimicrobial activity [4]. In this study, size and shape of commercially available ZnO NPs (ZnOc), synthesized plate-like ZnO NPs (ZnOp) and ZnO 2 NPs (ZnO 2 ) were analyzed by TEM and SAED. Their antifungal effect against phytopathogenic fungi was evaluated for three different Fusarium species by poisoned medium method.
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