Table 3 Effect of AgNPs on phytochemicals content of BBTV infected banana plants by ANOVA, compared with the control
From: Virucidal activity of silver nanoparticles against Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) in banana plants
Treatments | NPs conc.* (ppm) | Plant photopigments (mg/g Fresh wt.) | Phenol (mg/g dry wt) | Proline (mg/g dry wt) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chl a | Chl b | Carotenoids | ||||
Healthy control | – | 20.87b | 18.15b | 6.20a | 6.32a | 1.60a |
Viral control | – | 18.75a | 16.47a | 5.94a | 7.89b | 2.15c |
Nano-control** | 50 | 20.25b | 19.17b | 6.75a | 7.45b | 2.15c |
AgNPs post-BBTV infection | 40 | 18.24a | 16.87a | 7.65b | 11.45d | 1.95b |
50 | 19.94b | 18.50b | 7.1b | 11.68d | 2.25c | |
60 | 17.43a | 16.75a | 6.12a | 10.13c | 2.21c | |
L.S.D | 1.24 | 1.34 | 1.12 | 1.4 | 0.12 | |