Topical application of carbon dots and mesoporous silica nanoparticle-derived dsRNA-nanocomposites for the control of beet curly top virus and turnip mosaic virus
Sara Zarrabi, Carmen Rangel, Emanuel Martínez-Campos, Josemaría Delgado-Martín, Ayyoob Arpanaei, Masoud Shams‐Bakhsh, Leonardo Velasco
This paper demonstrates the use of dsRNA nanocomposites with carbon dots or mesoporous silica nanoparticles to control two plant viruses in Nicotiana benthamiana, showing reduced viral titers and delayed symptoms.
Scientific Reports · Jan 20, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology