Viewpoint of Chitosan Application in Grapevine for Abiotic Stress/Disease Management towards More Resilient Viticulture Practices
Rupesh Kumar Singh,
Eliel Ruiz-May,
Vishnu D. Rajput,
Tatiana Minkina,
Rosa Luz Gómez-Peraza,
Krishan K. Verma,
Mahipal S. Shekhawat,
Catia Pinto,
Virgilio Falco,
Francisco Roberto Quiroz-Figueroa
Affiliations
Rupesh Kumar Singh
InnovPlantProtect Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Protection of Specific Crops, Estrada de Gil Vaz, Apartado 72, 7350-999 Elvas, Portugal
Eliel Ruiz-May
Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Cluster BioMimic®, Instituto de Ecología A. C, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, Congregación el Haya, Xalapa CP 91073, Mexico
Vishnu D. Rajput
Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Tatiana Minkina
Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Rosa Luz Gómez-Peraza
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Sinaloa (CIIDIR-IPN Unidad Sinaloa), Laboratorio de Fitomejoramiento Molecular, Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes no. 250, Col. San Joachín, Guasave CP 81101, Mexico
Krishan K. Verma
Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China
Mahipal S. Shekhawat
Biotechnology Unit, Kanchi Mamunivar Government Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Puducherry 605 008, India
Catia Pinto
Associação SFCOLAB—Laboratório Colaborativo para a Inovação Digital na Agricultura, Rua Cândido dos Reis nº 1. Espaço SFCOLAB, 2560-312 Torres Vedras, Portugal
Virgilio Falco
Centro de Química de Vila Real (CQ-VR), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Francisco Roberto Quiroz-Figueroa
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Sinaloa (CIIDIR-IPN Unidad Sinaloa), Laboratorio de Fitomejoramiento Molecular, Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes no. 250, Col. San Joachín, Guasave CP 81101, Mexico
Chitosan is a biopolymer with various favorable properties (biotic/abiotic stress mitigation, qualitative improvement, bio-fertilizer, bio-stimulant and postharvest management) to meet multiple agricultural objectives. Grapevine is an important crop and has an enormous impact on the world’s economy due to its derived products, notably the different wine styles. In viticulture, chitosan application made significant developments towards higher contents of beneficial metabolites in grape berries as well as stress and postharvest management during recent decades, although the reports are limited. Recent investigations by our group demonstrated chitosan as a potential elicitor molecule at a molecular level and opened the possibility to use chitosan for trunk disease management; moreover, there are not yet any methods to combat trunk diseases in grapevine. The present viewpoint aimed to summarize the different aspects of chitosan application in grapevine in facilitating the development of inclusive and more integrated sanitary viticulture practices in a sustainable manner.
