ABSTRACT
The world’s food supply is produced from a finite area of land. Chitosan’s bioactivity comes from a complex amine molecule that carries a positive charge. Physiologically, plants grown from seeds that have been implanted with chitosan are more productive compared with plants grown from untreated seeds. The literature is burdened with proposals of chitosan enhancing the plant’s immune system. Chitosan appears to have multiple influences directed toward the improvement of the reproductive phase. Much is yet to be discovered. At present, chitosan’s consistent performance as a yield enhancer is reliable. Chitosan, a complex and naturally occurring molecule, has improved a food plant’s development, resulting in increased production. Chitosan is the pacesetter for this new bioactive overlay of hormone and enzyme systems. Chitosan seed-implanting technology represents this new “tier” in the hierarchy of biological plant controls and influences.
