Nanofibrillation Is an Effective Method to Produce Chitin Derivatives for Induction of Plant Responses in Soybean.

ABSTRACT: Chitin, an N-acetylglucosamine polymer, is well-known to have unique biological functions, such as growth promotion and disease resistance induction in plants. Chitin has been expectedly used for improving crop yield using its functions; however, chitin derivatives, such as chitin oligosaccharide (CO) and chitosan, are widely used instead since chitin is difficult to handle because of its insolubility. Chitin nanofiber (CNF), produced from chitin through nanofibrillation, retains its polymeric structure and can be dispersed uniformly even in water. Here, the effects of CO and CNF on plant responses were directly compared in soybeans (Glycine max) to define the most effective method to produce chitin derivatives for plant response induction. The growth promotion of aerial part

SUBMITTER: Kaminaka H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7411678 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature