Effect of nano copper and well water on the growth and epidemiology of Pectobacterum carotovorum

Abstract

Soft rot disease of potatoes is an important disease that causes a major problem in potato fruit storage. Studies have focused on trying to prevent or reduce its occurrence through agricultural and preventive methods away from pesticides as much as possible in terms of food security or food safety because the disease is related to tubers that are consumed directly. The results showed that bacteria can grow at a wide range of temperatures (5-35°C). Among the most influential experiments on the growth and development of bacterial cells was the micronutrient experiment, where the growth inhibition rate was (5.5) compared to the control treatment, which was (0). Also, the effect of well water with an EC of (8.7) was clear on the number of growing colonies, where the rate of increasing colonies was (294) colonies when compared to the control treatment, which had some colonies (754). There are some micronutrients such as copper, which harm soft rot bacteria P. carotovorum, such as copper. Where he demonstrated its effectiveness in nano-use by conducting some important tests on it such as TEM, EDS, and XRD tests. In studying some properties of nano-composites.