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Chitosan biopolymer promotes yield and stimulates accumulation of antioxidants in strawberry fruit.
Rahman, Mosaddiqur; Mukta, Julakha Akter; Sabir, Abdullah As; Gupta, Dipali Rani; Mohi-Ud-Din, Mohammed; Hasanuzzaman, Mirza; Miah, Md Giashuddin; Rahman, Mahfuzur; Islam, Md Tofazzal.
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  • Rahman M; Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • Mukta JA; Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • Sabir AA; Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • Gupta DR; Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • Mohi-Ud-Din M; Department of Crop Botany, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • Hasanuzzaman M; Department of Agronomy, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Banglanagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Miah MG; Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • Rahman M; Extension Service, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States of America.
  • Islam MT; Department of Biotechnology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
PLoS One ; 13(9): e0203769, 2018.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30192877
Strawberry is a well-known source of natural antioxidants with excellent free radical scavenging capacity. This study determined the effects of chitosan application in field condition on plant growth, fruit yield and antioxidant activities in strawberry fruit. Foliar applications of chitosan on strawberry significantly increased plant growth and fruit yield (up to 42% higher) compared to untreated control. Increased fruit yield was attributed to higher plant growth, individual fruit weight and total fruit weight/plant due to the chitosan application. Surprisingly, the fruit from plants sprayed with chitosan also had significantly higher contents (up to 2.6-fold) of carotenoids, anthocyanins, flavonoids and phenolics compared to untreated control. Total antioxidant activities in fruit of chitosan treated plants were also significantly higher (ca. 2-fold) (p< 0.05) than untreated control. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of chitosan applied on field plants providing significant improvement of both yield and health benefiting biochemical contents in strawberry fruit. Further study on the elucidation of mechanisms involved with enhancement of growth, yield and biochemical contents by chitosan is needed to promote sustainable production of strawberry.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragaria / Quitosano / Frutas / Antioxidantes Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bangladesh Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fragaria / Quitosano / Frutas / Antioxidantes Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bangladesh Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos