Chitosan nanomaterials: A prelim of next-generation fertilizers; existing and future prospects

Damyanti Prajapati; Ajay Pal; Christian Dimkpa; Harish; Upendra Singh; Khaidem Aruna Devi; Jagdish Lal Choudhary; Vinod Saharan

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119356

Chitosan nanomaterials: A prelim of next-generation fertilizers; existing and future prospects

Carbohydr Polym. 2022 Jul 15:288:119356. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119356. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Authors

Damyanti Prajapati¹, Ajay Pal², Christian Dimkpa³, Harish⁴, Upendra Singh⁵, Khaidem Aruna Devi¹, Jagdish Lal Choudhary⁶, Vinod Saharan⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313 001, India.
² Department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125 004, India.
³ Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), New Haven, CT 06511, United States.
⁴ Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313 001, India.
⁵ International Fertilizer Development Center, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662, United States.
⁶ Directorate of Planning & Monitoring, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313 001, India.
⁷ Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313 001, India. Electronic address: vinodsaharan@gmail.com.

PMID: 35450625
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119356

Abstract

Global agriculture is urgently seeking ways to mitigate the detrimental effects of conventional chemical fertilizers on the environment. Biodegradable, eco-friendly, renewable energy-sourced next-generation fertilizers could be an answer, allowing for improved nutrient use efficiency and a lower environmental footprint. During the last decade, agricultural research on chitosan nanomaterials (NMs) has expanded, demonstrating their usefulness in enhancing agricultural output not only as plant immune boosters but also via slow, controlled and target delivery of nutrients to plants. Chitosan NMs natively act as an abundant nutrient source of C (54.4-47.9 wt%), O (42.3-30.19 wt%), N (7.6-5.8 wt%), and P (6.1-3.4 wt%) to plants. Moreover, chitosan NMs can further functionalized by more nutrients payloads through its functional groups. The current review investigates the technical features of chitosan NMs as prospective next-generation fertilizers based on rationales. The review offers crucial insights into future directions, sources, production capacity of chitosan-based next-generation nanofertilizers for industrial-scale manufacturing.

Keywords: B (PubChem CID: 5462311); Biodegradable; Chitin (PubChem CID: 6857375); Chitosan; Chitosan (PubChem CID: 71853); Cu (PubChem CID: 23978); Halloysite (PubChem CID: 6337008); Methacrylic acid (PubChem CID: 4093); Nanofertilizer; Nanomaterials; Potassium (PubChem CID: 5462222); Renewable resource; Salicylic acid (PubChem CID: 23113); Silicon (PubChem CID: 5461123); Tripolyphosphate (PubChem CID: 24455); Urea (PubChem CID: 1176); Zn (PubChem CID: 23994).

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Chitosan*
Fertilizers
Prospective Studies

Substances

Fertilizers
Chitosan