Chitosan, chitosan nanoparticles and modified chitosan biomaterials, a potential tool to combat salinity stress in plants
Review article, 2022

Chitosan being non-toxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable gained considerable interest among agriculturists. Our research review discusses about the role of Cs, chitosan nanoparticles (CsNPs), and modified chitosan biomaterials (CsBMs) under salt stress to improve growth parameters such as plant height, weight, stem width, fruit yield, pigments such as chlorophyll a, b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid contents, as well as antioxidant and non-antioxidative enzymes. Upon Cs treatment and salt stress, total aminoacids (TAA), glutamic acids, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were increased. Furthermore, Cs activated SOS1 pathway and increased various gene transcripts involved in sodium compartmentalization, proton motive force, energy production, and phenol metabolism. On the other hand, CsNPs and modified CsBMs treated plants under salinity stress increased indole terpene alkaloid metabolism, defense related genes, decreased ROS production by enhancing JA signaling, increased essential oil, anthocyanins, membrane stability, alkaloids, and diterpene glycosides. This is the first review that specifically brings insights about the physiological and biochemical parameters of the plants by comparing Cs/CsNPs/modified CsBMs treatment options under salt stress and encourages the use of CsNPs and modified CsBMs compared to Cs for better plant function under salinity stress.

Chitosan in Plant stress

Defense mechanism

Chitosan nanoparticles in plant stress tolerance

Functionalized chitosan nanaoparticles in plant stress

Salt stress

Polymers in secondary metabolites under plant stress

Author

Sri Renukadevi Balusamy

Sejong University

Shadi Rahimi

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Systems and Synthetic Biology

Johan Sukweenadhi

University of Surabaya

Sneha Sunderraj

Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women

Rajeshkumar Shanmugam

Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals

Lakshmi Thangavelu

Saveetha Dental College And Hospitals

Ivan Mijakovic

Chalmers, Biology and Biological Engineering, Systems and Synthetic Biology

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Haribalan Perumalsamy

Hanyang University

Carbohydrate Polymers

0144-8617 (ISSN)

Vol. 284 119189

Subject Categories

Botany

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Plant Biotechnology

DOI

10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119189

PubMed

35287907

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2/24/2022