The potential of using chitosan on cereal crops in the face of climate change

J Kocięcka, D Liberacki - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review presents the main findings from measurements carried out on cereals using
chitosan, its derivatives, and nanoparticles. Research into the use of chitosan in agriculture …

Effect of drought stress on chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, phytochemical contents, and antioxidant activities in lettuce seedlings

YK Shin, SR Bhandari, JS Jo, JW Song, JG Lee - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study monitored changes in chlorophyll fluorescence (CF), growth parameters, soil
moisture content, phytochemical content (proline, ascorbic acid, chlorophyll, total phenol …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan-Based Nanoconjugates: A Promising Solution for Enhancing Crop Drought-Stress Resilience and Sustainable Yield in the Face of Climate Change

NA Shinde, PG Kawar, SG Dalvi - Plant Nano Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change poses significant challenges to agriculture, impacting crop production
through various means such as rising drought, temperatures, altered rainfall patterns …

The foliar application of a mixture of semisynthetic chitosan derivatives induces tolerance to water deficit in maize, improving the antioxidant system and increasing …

VM Rabêlo, PC Magalhães, LA Bressanin… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Research has shown that chitosan induces plant stress tolerance and protection, but few
studies have explored chemical modifications of chitosan and their effects on plants under …

Minimizing the adverse impact of drought on corn by applying foliar potassium humate combined with chitosan

AMS Elshamly - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Previous studies have demonstrated the impact of potassium humate (KH) and chitosan
(CH) on ameliorating drought effects, but their combined applications in promoting these …

Autofluorescence-spectral imaging as an innovative method for rapid, non-destructive and reliable assessing of soybean seed quality

C Barboza da Silva, NM Oliveira, MEA de Carvalho… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In the agricultural industry, advances in optical imaging technologies based on rapid and
non-destructive approaches have contributed to increase food production for the growing …

Cadmium-induced transgenerational effects on tomato plants: a gift from parents to progenies

ML Nogueira, MEA Carvalho, JMM Ferreira… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate the Cd-induced transgenerational effects on plants.
Grafted tomato plants, which exhibited the same cultivar as scion and distinct cultivars with …

Chitosan induces sorghum tolerance to water deficits by positively regulating photosynthesis and the production of primary metabolites, osmoregulators, and …

RG Ávila, PC Magalhães, LC Vitorino, LA Bessa… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
Current climate change scenarios require strategies that mitigate the effects of water deficits.
Given that chitosan stimulates induced resistance responses, we tested the hypothesis that …

Zinc priming and foliar application enhances photoprotection mechanisms in drought-stressed wheat plants during anthesis

I Pavia, J Roque, L Rocha, H Ferreira, C Castro… - Plant Physiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drought is one of most important limiting factors in wheat productivity worldwide. The need
to increase drought tolerance during anthesis is of the utmost importance for high yield …

Influence of nano-chitosan loaded with potassium on potassium fractionation in sandy soil and strawberry productivity and quality

SH Abd-Elrahman, YAEG El-Gabry, FA Hashem… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Under sandy soil conditions, increasing the efficiency of potassium (K) fertilizers is
considered to be a major limiting factor for improving the productivity and quality of fruit …