Current trends and challenges in the synthesis and applications of chitosan-based nanocomposites for plants: A review.

Juntong Yu, Depeng Wang, Nagaraja Geetha, Khalid Mahmood Khawar, Sudisha Jogaiah, Muhammad Mujtaba

Journal: Carbohydrate polymers 2021;261():117904

PMID: 33766382

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Abstract

Chitosan, a low-cost and multipurpose polymer with numerous desired physicochemical and biological properties has been tested for various applications in agriculture, pharmacy, and biomedicine industries. The availability of functional groups along the backbone makes chitosan readily available for other polymers and metal ions to form bio-nanocomposites. Different types of chitosan-based nanocomposites have been designed and tested for the enhancement of chitosan efficiency and ultimately widening the application areas of chitosan in plants. These nanocomposites serve different purposes such as eliciting plant's defence systems against different threats (pathogen attack), antimicrobial agent against bacteria, fungi and viruses, enhancement of nutrient uptake by plants, control release of micro/macronutrients, fungicides and herbicides. In this review, an extensive outlook has been provided (mainly in the last five years) to recent trends and advances in the fabrication and application of chitosan-based composites. Finally, current challenges and future development opportunities of chitosan-based nanocomposites for plants are discussed.

Address: Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.; College of Life Science, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong, 276000, China.; Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru, 570006, Karnataka, India.; Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.; Laboratory of Plant Healthcare and Diagnostics, P.G. Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 580003, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: [email protected].; Institute of Biotechnology, Ankara University, 06110, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117904

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MeSH Terms: Agriculture, Chemistry, Agricultural, Chitosan, Fungicides, Industrial, Humans, Nanocomposites, Plant Diseases