Effective and Sustained Control of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases by Biodegradable Polyhydroxybutyrate Mulch Films Embedded with Fungicide of Prothioconazole
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Film Characterization
2.1.1. Film Thickness
2.1.2. Mechanical Properties
2.1.3. Water Solubility and Contact Angle
2.1.4. SEM Analysis
2.1.5. FT-IR Analysis
2.1.6. Optical Properties
2.2. Release and Release Kinetics Studies
2.3. Antifungal Properties and Pot Experiment
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of PHB/PRO Composite Films
3.3. Determination of Actual peSticide Loading in Different Composite Films
3.4. Characterization of Composite Films
3.4.1. Film Thickness
3.4.2. Mechanical Properties
3.4.3. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3.4.4. Water Solubility
3.4.5. Contact Angle
3.4.6. FT-IR Spectroscopy
3.4.7. Film Transmittance and Transparency
3.5. Films Release and Release Kinetics Under Different pH
3.6. In Vitro Antifungal Properties
3.7. Pot Experiment
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Chen, G.; Cao, L.; Cao, C.; Zhao, P.; Li, F.; Xu, B.; Huang, Q. Effective and Sustained Control of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases by Biodegradable Polyhydroxybutyrate Mulch Films Embedded with Fungicide of Prothioconazole. Molecules 2021, 26, 762. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26030762
Chen G, Cao L, Cao C, Zhao P, Li F, Xu B, Huang Q. Effective and Sustained Control of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases by Biodegradable Polyhydroxybutyrate Mulch Films Embedded with Fungicide of Prothioconazole. Molecules. 2021; 26(3):762. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26030762
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Ge, Lidong Cao, Chong Cao, Pengyue Zhao, Fengmin Li, Bo Xu, and Qiliang Huang. 2021. "Effective and Sustained Control of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases by Biodegradable Polyhydroxybutyrate Mulch Films Embedded with Fungicide of Prothioconazole" Molecules 26, no. 3: 762. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26030762