TY - JOUR
T1 - The multifunctional role of chitosan in horticultural crops; a review
AU - Sharif, Rahat
AU - Mujtaba, Muhammad
AU - Rahman, Mati Ur
AU - Shalmani, Abdullah
AU - Ahmad, Husain
AU - Anwar, Toheed
AU - Tianchan, Deng
AU - Wang, Xiping
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31572110 and 31501740). Further we apologize to the authors whose works are not cited because of space constraints. We thank Nooral Amin and Naveed Ahmad (Jilin Agricultural University), Izhar Muhammad and Muhammad Ali (Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University) for helping in revising the manuscript, Shah Faisal (Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University) and Aimal Nawaz Khattak (Guizhou University) for revising the English.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Chitosan is a naturally occurring compound and is commercially produced from seafood shells. It has been utilized in the induction of the defense system in both pre and post-harvest fruits and vegetables against fungi, bacteria, viruses, and other abiotic stresses. In addition to that, chitosan effectively improves the physiological properties of plants and also enhances the shelf life of post-harvest produces. Moreover, chitosan treatment regulates several genes in plants, particularly the activation of plant defense signaling pathways. That includes the elicitation of phytoalexins and pathogenesis-related (PR) protein. Besides that, chitosan has been employed in soil as a plant nutrient and has shown great efficacy in combination with other industrial fertilizers without affecting the soil’s beneficial microbes. Furthermore, it is helpful in reducing the fertilizer losses due to its coating ability, which is important in keeping the environmental pollution under check. Based on exhibiting such excellent properties, there is a striking interest in using chitosan biopolymers in agriculture systems. Therefore, our current review has been centered upon the multiple roles of chitosan in horticultural crops that could be useful in future crop improvement programs.
AB - Chitosan is a naturally occurring compound and is commercially produced from seafood shells. It has been utilized in the induction of the defense system in both pre and post-harvest fruits and vegetables against fungi, bacteria, viruses, and other abiotic stresses. In addition to that, chitosan effectively improves the physiological properties of plants and also enhances the shelf life of post-harvest produces. Moreover, chitosan treatment regulates several genes in plants, particularly the activation of plant defense signaling pathways. That includes the elicitation of phytoalexins and pathogenesis-related (PR) protein. Besides that, chitosan has been employed in soil as a plant nutrient and has shown great efficacy in combination with other industrial fertilizers without affecting the soil’s beneficial microbes. Furthermore, it is helpful in reducing the fertilizer losses due to its coating ability, which is important in keeping the environmental pollution under check. Based on exhibiting such excellent properties, there is a striking interest in using chitosan biopolymers in agriculture systems. Therefore, our current review has been centered upon the multiple roles of chitosan in horticultural crops that could be useful in future crop improvement programs.
KW - Biopolymer
KW - Biotic stress
KW - Fruits
KW - Vegetables
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045154716&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/molecules23040872
DO - 10.3390/molecules23040872
M3 - Review Article
C2 - 29642651
AN - SCOPUS:85045154716
SN - 1420-3049
VL - 23
JO - Molecules
JF - Molecules
IS - 4
M1 - 872
ER -