chitosan (6%) tds · • chitosan also acts as a chelating agent that selectively binds trace...
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Chitosan6 Strictly private and confidential www.bio-gard.co.uk Bio-Gard Ltd product datasheets – 2016
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CHITOSAN6OVERVIEWUnique,highlyconcentratedwatersolubleformoffungalchitosan.Designedforbothstand-aloneuseandforcompoundingwithothersolubleorpowderfertilizers.TECHNICALDESCRIPTIONChitsan6isa6%solutionofacidextractablefungalchitosan(CAS9012-76-4).Thisproductismanufacturedentirelyfromfungalchitsosanthathasamoreuniformstructurecomparedtochitosanfrominsectorcrustaceanandismorereadilyabsorbedbyplantsandrecognisedbyaplantsimmunesystem.Chitosan6containsatleast3timesmorechitosanthancompetitorproductsandistheversatilitytobeusedinmostplantcareproducttypes(seebelow)Chitosan6isintendedasatechnicalgradeintermediateforusebyblendersandcompounderofplantcareproductsandiseffectivewhendiluteddownbyupto600-times.Thisproductcomespre-dilutedforeasyhandlingandadditiontoaqueousproducts.(Chitosan6isalsoavailableinpowderformuponrequest)INTRODUCTIONTOCHITOSANChitosanisalinearpolysaccharidecomposedofrandomlydistributedβ-(1-4)-linkedD-glucosamine(deacetylatedunit)andN-acetyl-D-glucosamine(acetylatedunit).Itistraditionallymadefromchitinfoundinshellsofcrustaceans,suchaslobster,crabsandshrimp,andalsoininsectsandfungi.Itisoneofthemostabundantbiodegradablematerialsinthenaturalenvironment.
Chitosanhasanumberofcommercialusesincludinginagriculturewhereithaslongandsafehistoryuseas:• naturalbiocontrolagentwithantimicrobialeffectivesagainstawidevarietyoffungiand
bacteria.• ecofriendlybiopesticideitcanpre-armpinetreestodefendthemselvesagainst
mountainpinebeetle.• seedtreatmenthelpingplantstofightofffungalinfections,increasegerminationrate• soilamendmenttoprotectagainstandrepairdamagecausedbynematodes;increase
drymattercontactandcropyield• foliartreatmenttopreventfungal,bacterialandviralattack
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• post-harvestapplicationasanedibleantifungalagenttoprolongshelflifeMODEOFACTIONAgriculturalandHorticulturalUseTheagriculturalandhorticulturalusesforchitosan,primarilyforplantdefenseandyieldincrease,arebasedonhowthisglucosaminepolymerinfluencesthebiochemistryandmolecularbiologyoftheplantcell.Thecellulartargetsaretheplasmamembraneandnuclearchromatin.Subsequentchangesoccurincellmembranes,chromatin,DNA,calcium,MAPKinase,oxidativeburst,reactiveoxygenspecies,callosepathogenesis-related(PR)genesandphytoalexinsNaturalBiocontrolTheexactmechanismoftheantimicrobialactionofchitosanisstillnotcompletelyunderstood,butthereisevidencethatpointstooneormoremodesofaction:
• Interactionbetweenpositivelychargedchitosanmoleculesandnegativelychargedmicrobialcellmembranesleadstotheleakageofproteinaceousandotherintracellularconstituents
• Chitosaninteractswiththemembraneofthecelltoaltercellpermeability• Chitosanalsoactsasachelatingagentthatselectivelybindstracemetalsand
therebyinhibitstheproductionoftoxinsandmicrobialgrowth• Whenchitosanisliberatedfromthecellwalloffungalpathogensbyplanthost
hydrolyticenzymes,itthenpenetratestothenucleioffungiandinterfereswithRNAandproteinsynthesis.
• Chitosaninducethegenerationofimmunityresistantinplantbody.Thus,incaseoffungus,bacteria,orvirusdamagetoplant,theplantcellwallwillproduceoligosaccharintodestroythecellandtissueofbacteriaorvirus
OverallEffectsThebiocontrolmodeofactionofchitosanelicitsnaturalinnatedefenseresponseswithinplantstoresistinsects,pathogens,andsoil-bornediseaseswhenappliedtofoliageorthesoil.Chitosanincreasesphotosynthesis,promotesandenhancesplantgrowth,stimulatesnutrientuptake,increasesgerminationandsprouting,andboostsplantvigor.Whenusedasseedtreatmentorseedcoatingoncotton,corn,seedpotatoes,soybeans,sugarbeets,tomatoes,wheatandmanyotherseeds,itelicitsaninnateimmunityresponseindevelopingrootswhichdestroysparasiticcystnematodeswithoutharmingbeneficialnematodesandorganisms.Agriculturalapplicationsofchitosancanreduceenvironmentalstressduetodroughtandsoildeficiencies,strengthenseedvitality,improvestandquality,increaseyields,andreducefruitdecayofvegetables,fruitsandcitruscrops.Horticulturalapplicationofchitosan
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increasesbloomsandextendsthelifeofcutflowersandpinetrees.ADVANTAGESOFCHITOSAN6Features BenefitsMultipleuses,broadspectrumuseinagricultureandhorticulture
Foruseasseedandfoliartreatmentandsoilamendment
Manufacturedfromsustainablefungalsourcesanduniqueprocessing(mwt<15000Da)
Increaseseedgermination,drymattercontent,rootmassandcropyield
Containsnoinsectorcrustaceanchitosannoranyanimalby-products
Prevents,reducesandaidsrepairofpestdamage
Non-harmfultohumans,animalsandtheenvironment
Improvesfrostprotection
Elicitsanaturalimmuneresponseinplants Improvesflowering,bloom,fruitsettingandgrowthrate
Naturalbiocidaleffectsonplantpathogensandpests
Tankmixable
Availableinliquidandpowderform Compatiblewithallfertilizersandotherchemicaladditives
Non-harmfultohumans,animalsandtheenvironment
100%naturalmaterialUltimatelybiodegradable
Idealforfruit,vegetables,flowers,cereals,shrubsandtrees
Tankmixable
PRODUCTCHARACTERISTICSformulaproperties Fungalchitosan;6%w/wsolution
Colour:brownpH:4.8-50
performanceproperties effectivepHrange:5.0-8.0
temperaturerange:5-40°C
packaging Availablein2x5Land20LjerrycanOtherpackingsavailableuponrequest
ShelfLife 24monthsinanoriginalunopenedcontainerSTORAGEANDHANDLINGStoreinacool,dryplace.Washhandswithsoapandwaterafteruse.INSTRUCTIONSFORUSE
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Pre-dilutionDiluteChitosan6threetimesinwatertocreatea2%ready-to-use,stand-aloneproduct.Or,bythesameratiowithwater-basedfertilizers.Use2%solutionasfollows:FoliarSprayDilute1/100inaspraybottle/back-packsprayer.Sprayfoliageuntilwet.Applyonceaweekforthethefirst3weeksandthenonceamonthformaintenance,throughoutthegrowingseason.Ifusinginconjunctionwithafoliarfeedthenaddthefoliarfeedtothesprayerbottlebeforeaddingchitosansolution.RootWateringAdd10mlto10Lwater.WaterordrenchasnormalSeedSoakAdd2mldilutedproductto1Lwater.Placeseedsinatrayandsprayuntilhalfseedissubmerged.Leavefor1-6hoursdependinguponskinthickness,removeseedsanddrybeforesowing.TankmixandsprayAdd2-5Ltomixingtank)alongwithallothercomponents)torequiredvolumeofwatertocover1hectare