A comprehensive review on the nanocomposites loaded with chitosan nanoparticles for food packaging

F Garavand, I Cacciotti, N Vahedikia… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Chitosan is mainly derived from seafood by-products and the thereof chitosan nanoparticles
(CNPs) are known as nontoxic, biocompatible, biodegradable and functionalized …

Switching to nanonutrients for sustaining agroecosystems and environment: The challenges and benefits in moving up from ionic to particle feeding

AK Bhardwaj, G Arya, R Kumar, L Hamed… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The worldwide agricultural enterprise is facing immense pressure to intensify to feed the
world's increasing population while the resources are dwindling. Fertilizers which are …

Applications of chitosan and chitosan based metallic nanoparticles in agrosciences-A review

D Chouhan, P Mandal - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
The second most abundant biological macromolecule, next to cellulose is Chitosan. It is a
versatile naturally occurring hydrophilic polysaccharide, derived as a deacetylated form of …

Tools for nano-enabled agriculture: Fertilizers based on calcium phosphate, silicon, and chitosan nanostructures

G Fellet, L Pilotto, L Marchiol, E Braidot - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Green New Deal requires a profound transformation of the agricultural sector, which will
have to become more sustainable and ensure universal access to healthy food. Thus, it will …

Biopolymeric nanoparticles–multifunctional materials of the future

AA Vodyashkin, P Kezimana, AA Vetcher… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology plays an important role in biological research, especially in the
development of delivery systems with lower toxicity and greater efficiency. These include not …

Chitosan nanoparticles (ChNPs): A versatile growth promoter in modern agricultural production

PU Ingle, SS Shende, PR Shingote, SS Mishra… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Agriculture is a backbone of global economy and most of the population relies on this sector
for their livelihood. Chitosan as a biodegradable material thus can be explored for in various …

The potential of foliar application of nano-chitosan-encapsulated nano-silicon donor in amelioration the adverse effect of salinity in the wheat plant

S Hajihashemi, S Kazemi - BMC Plant Biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Nano-materials ameliorate the adverse effect of salinity stress on the
physiological and biochemical processes in plants. The present investigation was designed …

Application of Copper-Chitosan Nanoparticles Stimulate Growth and Induce Resistance in Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana Gaertn.) Plants against Blast Disease

M Sathiyabama, A Manikandan - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Copper-chitosan nanoparticle (CuChNp) was synthesized and used to study its effect on
finger millet plant as a model plant system. Our objective was to explore the efficacy of …

Polymer based engineered materials for sustainable agriculture

A Dhiman, AK Sharma, G Agrawal - ACS Agricultural Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In quest of developing alternative technological solutions to increase agricultural production
for feeding the growing population, extensive research is being performed in the agriculture …

Potential benefits and phytotoxicity of bulk and nano-chitosan on the growth, morphogenesis, physiology, and micropropagation of Capsicum annuum

G Asgari-Targhi, A Iranbakhsh, ZO Ardebili - Plant Physiology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Concerning environmental issues of metal based-nanomaterials and increasing demand for
nano-based products; various strategies have been employed to find eco-friendly natural …