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Chitosan Triggers the Defensive Mechanisms in Plants
Chitosan Oligo Saccharin The natural way to protect your plants against fungus, viruses and nematodes. Improves resistant of roses against black spot (plant fungus on Roses). It is not a fungicide, but protect your plant against fungal diseases and has a high efficiency for organic growers.
Chitosan offers a natural alternative to the use of chemical products that are sometimes harmful to humans and their environment. Chitosan triggers the defensive mechanisms in plants ( acting much like a vaccine in humans ), stimulates growth and induces certain enzymes (synthesis of phytoalexins, chitinases, pectinases, glucanases, and lignin). This new organic control approach offers promise as a biocontrol tool. In addition to the growth-stimulation properties and fungus control, chitosans are used for: Seed-coating, Frost protection, Bloom and fruit-setting stimulation · Timed release of product into the soil (fertilizers, organic control agents, nutrients) , Protective coating for fruits and vegetables
As a high efficient chitosan-activating gene, it can replace other plant hormones to regulate the process of growth. For plant growth, it can improve the rate of emergence and sprout, make young plants stronger, promote root growth, enhance plant ability to absorb and utilize the soil nourishment, thicken and enlarge leaves to enhance photosynthesis and resistance activity. It can also improve transform and accumulation rate of nutrition, promote early ripening of fruit and increase quality & plant yield.
There are two types of Chitosan oligosaccharide products available in the market, one having low molecular weight Chitosan compounds and other with higher molecular weight. A product with low molecular weight Chitosan is better than the high molecular weight because it has more growth stimulating effect with its ability to permeate into Nucleus and to impact the proper gene expression. It is also able to increase and accelerate callusogenesis and morphogenesis as well as tissue regeneration. This low molecular weight Chitosan is also able to induce rapidly lignifications of plant tissues in conjugated with affected tissues. Always try to use products with low molecular weight Chitosan. There are some products like SoftGuard with low molecular weight Chitosan are available in the market.
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