The application of chitosan as a carrier for fertilizer: A review

RS Riseh, MG Vazvani, JF Kennedy - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The smart combination of agriculture and other sciences can greatly reduce the limits of
fertilizer use. Chitosan is a linear amino polysaccharide with a rigid structure which has …

Chitosan coating of seeds improves the germination and growth performance of plants: A Rreview

RS Riseh, MG Vazvani, M Vatankhah… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review article explores the fascinating world of chitosan coating applied to seeds and its
profound impacts on enhancing the germination process and growth performance of plants …

Assisting the Planning of Harvesting Plans for Large Strawberry Fields through Image-Processing Method Based on Deep Learning

C Wang, Q Han, C Li, J Li, D Kong, F Wang, X Zou - Agriculture, 2024 - mdpi.com
Reasonably formulating the strawberry harvesting sequence can improve the quality of
harvested strawberries and reduce strawberry decay. Growth information based on drone …

Chitin and chitosan: Pioneering sustainable substrates for next-generation soilless vertical farming

X Jia, P Ma, CI Wei, Q Wang - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Traditional substrates in vertical farming pose environmental challenges due to
their non-renewable nature, waste generation, and resource depletion. Their limited water …

Phosphorus fertilizer: from commodity to speciality—from fertilizing the field to fertilizing the plant

S Sharma, PS Bindraban, CO Dimkpa… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•P fertilizer limitations: non-renewable resource, low plant-availability and high
soil P-fixation.•Innovative P fertilizers can slow P release and convert plant-unavailable to …

The water-retaining functional slow-release fertilizer modified by carboxymethyl chitosan

M Liu, J Li, B Ren, Y Liu, Z Liu, T Zhou, D Cheng - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of shortage of agricultural water resources and low utilization rate of
fertilizer, a slow-release fertilizer based on chitosan modified water retention function was …

Different Oligosaccharides Induce Coordination and Promotion of Root Growth and Leaf Senescence during Strawberry and Cucumber Growth

Y Xu, Y Han, W Han, Y Yang, M Saito, G Lv, J Song… - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
Oligosaccharides, as a wide type of polysaccharide, have a broad antimicrobial spectrum
and promote development as plant growth stimulants. To investigate the regulation effects of …

Effects of chitosan on growth and physiological changes associated adaptation of in vitro obtained banana plantlets to ex vitro conditions

GK Saad, AM Hassanein, BA El-Deep… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ekb.eg
Transfer banana plantlet from in vitro to ex vitro conditions is essential prerequisite in
micropropagation. In vitro grown plantlets are unable to cope with soil environment. To avoid …