Factors influencing the antibacterial activity of chitosan and chitosan modified by functionalization

C Ardean, CM Davidescu, NS Nemeş… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biomedical and therapeutic importance of chitosan and chitosan derivatives is the
subject of interdisciplinary research. In this analysis, we intended to consolidate some of the …

A review of the most common and economically important diseases that undermine the cultivation of tomato crop in the mediterranean basin

S Panno, S Davino, AG Caruso, S Bertacca… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), family Solanaceae, has become in the past fifty years
one of the most important and extensively grown horticultural crops in the Mediterranean …

Nano-biofertilizers as bio-emerging strategies for sustainable agriculture development: Potentiality and their limitations

B Sharma, S Tiwari, KC Kumawat… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is a burgeoning revolutionary technology in the 21st century. Climate
emergencies caused by natural or anthropogenic activities have tragically consequential …

Sustainable agriculture systems in vegetable production using chitin and chitosan as plant biostimulants

MH Shahrajabian, C Chaski, N Polyzos, N Tzortzakis… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chitin and chitosan are natural compounds that are biodegradable and nontoxic and have
gained noticeable attention due to their effective contribution to increased yield and agro …

Chitosan: Properties and its application in agriculture in context of molecular weight

R Román-Doval, SP Torres-Arellanes… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chitosan is a naturally occurring compound that can be obtained from deacetylated chitin,
which is obtained from various sources such as fungi, crustaceans, and insects …

Chitosan Nanoparticles Inactivate Alfalfa Mosaic Virus Replication and Boost Innate Immunity in Nicotiana glutinosa Plants

A Abdelkhalek, SH Qari, MAAR Abu-Saied, AM Khalil… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant viral infection is one of the most severe issues in food security globally, resulting in
considerable crop production losses. Chitosan is a well-known biocontrol agent against a …

Foliar application of chitosan increases tomato growth and influences mycorrhization and expression of endochitinase-encoding genes

F El Amerany, A Meddich, S Wahbi, A Porzel… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, applying bio-organic fertilizer (eg, chitosan, Ch) or integrating beneficial
microorganisms (eg, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, AMF) are among the successful …

Mitigating effects of Bean yellow mosaic virus infection in faba bean using new carboxymethyl chitosan-titania nanobiocomposites

AR Sofy, AA Hmed, MA Abd EL-Aleem… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) is the main cause of the mosaic and malformation of many
plants, worldwide. Thus, the triggering of plant systemic resistance against BYMV is of great …

Antiviral activity of chitosan nanoparticles and chitosan silver nanocomposites against alfalfa mosaic virus

SM El-Ganainy, AM Soliman, AM Ismail, MN Sattar… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant viruses are a global concern for sustainable crop production. Among the currently
available antiviral approaches, nanotechnology has been overwhelmingly playing an …

Phytoremediation of contaminated industrial wastewater by duckweed (Lemna minor L.): Growth and physiological response under acetic acid application

M Farid, A Sajjad, ZUZ Asam, M Zubair, M Rizwan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive usage of heavy metals (HMs) in chemical reactions and processes eventually
contaminate the environmental segments and is currently a major environmental concern …