In agriculture, current control of pathogens relies mainly on chemical fertilizers and
pesticides. However, alternative solutions are needed due to concerns for public health …

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 …

Chitosan and its oligosaccharides have received much interest for potential application in
agriculture, biomedicine and biotechnology due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

In recent years, environmental-friendly measures have been developed for managing crop
diseases as alternative to chemical pesticides, including the use of natural compounds such …

Due to the high environmental risk of chemical pesticides, biological control of plant
diseases with bio-pesticides are highly encouraged and recommend. Chitosan and …

The necessity for non-chemical approaches has grown as awareness of the dangers posed
by pesticides has spread. Chitosan, due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, and …

Recently, much attention has been paid to chitosan as a potential polysaccharide resource.
Although several efforts have been reported to prepare functional derivatives of chitosan by …

The rise in the World's food demand in line with the increase of the global population has
resulted in calls for more research on the production of sustainable food and sustainable …

Chitin and chitosan are naturally-occurring compounds that have potential in agriculture with
regard to controlling plant diseases. These molecules were shown to display toxicity and …

Chitosan, a given name to a deacetylated form of chitin, is a natural biodegradable
compound derived from crustaceous shells such as crabs and shrimps, whose main …