TY - JOUR
T1 - Chitosan microencapsulation of rhizobacteria for biological control of plant pests and diseases
T2 - Recent advances and applications
AU - Saberi Riseh, Roohallah
AU - Tamanadar, Elahe
AU - Hajabdollahi, Najmeh
AU - Vatankhah, Masoumeh
AU - Thakur, Vijay Kumar
AU - Skorik, Yury A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Chitosan is a candidate polymer for the encapsulation of probiotic bacteria for agricultural purposes. The attractive features of chitosan include its biocompatibility with other materials, easy digestion and dissolution, non-toxicity, high adsorption power, and potential biodegradation in nature, as well as its wide availability and cost-effectiveness. Chitosan has therefore become very important in a number of industries. In agriculture, the use of this polymer has effectively solved the main problems of bacterial encapsulation, including degradability, survival, and long-term performance. However, more precision is needed to improve the encapsulation of probiotic bacteria for use in integrated pest and plant disease management programs for organic agricultural production systems. The efficacy of using chitosan for the encapsulation of biocontrol bacteria requires further study, particularly regarding the preparation and production of new formulations based on biodegradable polymers and the ability of these formulations to increase the quantity and quality of agricultural products while controlling pests and plant diseases.
AB - Chitosan is a candidate polymer for the encapsulation of probiotic bacteria for agricultural purposes. The attractive features of chitosan include its biocompatibility with other materials, easy digestion and dissolution, non-toxicity, high adsorption power, and potential biodegradation in nature, as well as its wide availability and cost-effectiveness. Chitosan has therefore become very important in a number of industries. In agriculture, the use of this polymer has effectively solved the main problems of bacterial encapsulation, including degradability, survival, and long-term performance. However, more precision is needed to improve the encapsulation of probiotic bacteria for use in integrated pest and plant disease management programs for organic agricultural production systems. The efficacy of using chitosan for the encapsulation of biocontrol bacteria requires further study, particularly regarding the preparation and production of new formulations based on biodegradable polymers and the ability of these formulations to increase the quantity and quality of agricultural products while controlling pests and plant diseases.
KW - Biodegradable polymers
KW - Carrier formulation
KW - Integrated pest management
KW - Organic agriculture
KW - Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133625133&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rhisph.2022.100565
DO - 10.1016/j.rhisph.2022.100565
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85133625133
SN - 2452-2198
VL - 23
JO - Rhizosphere
JF - Rhizosphere
M1 - 100565
ER -