Bactihit Virucide
Chitosan
In recent years, environmental-friendly
measures have been developed for managing crop diseases as alternative to
chemical pesticides, including the use of natural compounds such as Chitosan.
Chitosan
is a deacetylated derivative of chitin that is naturally present in the fungal
cell wall and in crustacean shells from which it is easily extracted. Chitosan possesses
antifungal and antibacterial activity and is effective against seedborne
pathogens when applied as seed treatment. It forms physical barriers (film)
around the seed surface, and can vehicular other antimicrobial compounds that is
added to the seed treatments. Chitosan behaves as a resistance elicitor
inducing both local and systemic plant defence responses even when applied to
the seeds. Chitosan acts as soil amendment by providing many benefits to
different plant species by reducing the pathogen attack and infection. Thus Chitosan
is an active molecule that finds many possibilities for application in
agriculture, including plant disease control.
Dosage:
Take 2 - 3 ml for every 1 Litre Water
