Functional oligochitosan-nanosilica (OCS/nSiO2) hybrid material is likely to be considered as natural vaccine for the growth and disease resistance of the plants. Study on hybrid material from low-cost and waste products such as OCS from chitosan and chitin, and nSiO2 from rice husk is likely to create a novel material with special synergistic effect. The plants treated with OCS/nSiO2 were not completely diseased by Colletotrichum sp. The biomass, the length, the chlorophyll content of the plants treated with OCS, nSiO2 or OCS/nSiO2 were higher than those of the control plants.
- Ngoc Thuy Nguyen
- Dai Hai Nguyen
- Dong Quy Hoang
