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Nanomaterials, therefore, appear to be a promising source of new plant protection strategies. In the current study, two nanosystems\u2014based on one-component (Ag) or two-component (AgZn) colloidal systems\u2014and an aqueous solution of AgNO3, were explored for their potential in nematode control, using Meloidogyne incognita\u2014the most economically important root-knot nematode\u2014as a model nematode. In vitro laboratory tests demonstrated high efficacy of all the tested compounds towards M. incognita. Incubation with an extremely low concentration of silver compounds (0.05 ppm) resulted in a 100% reduction of the M. incognita invasive larvae viability, as well as a 100% inhibition of the egg hatch process. Preliminary tests also showed no negative impact of tested compounds on seed germination. 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