Editing Chitin (section)

=== Agriculture ===
Chitin is a good inducer of plant [[plant defense against herbivory|defense mechanisms]] for controlling [[plant disease|diseases]].<ref>{{cite journal|pmc=2866471|year=2010|last1=El Hadrami|first1=A|title=Chitosan in plant protection|journal=Marine Drugs|volume=8|issue=4|pages=968–987|last2=Adam|first2=L. R.|last3=El Hadrami|first3=I|last4=Daayf|first4=F|doi=10.3390/md8040968|pmid=20479963|doi-access=free}}</ref> It has potential for use as a soil [[fertilizer]] or [[Soil conditioner|conditioner]] to improve fertility and plant resilience that may enhance crop yields.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Debode|first1=Jane|last2=De Tender|first2=Caroline|last3=Soltaninejad|first3=Saman|last4=Van Malderghem|first4=Cinzia|last5=Haegeman|first5=Annelies|last6=Van der Linden|first6=Inge|last7=Cottyn|first7=Bart|last8=Heyndrickx|first8=Marc|last9=Maes|first9=Martine|date=2016-04-21|title=Chitin mixed in potting soil alters lettuce growth, the survival of zoonotic bacteria on the leaves and associated rhizosphere microbiology|journal=Frontiers in Microbiology|volume=7|page=565|doi=10.3389/fmicb.2016.00565|issn=1664-302X|pmc=4838818|pmid=27148242|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sarathchandra|first1=S. U.|last2=Watson|first2=R. N.|last3=Cox|first3=N. R.|last4=di Menna|first4=M. E.|last5=Brown|first5=J. A.|last6=Burch|first6=G.|last7=Neville|first7=F. J.|date=1996-05-01|title=Effects of chitin amendment of soil on microorganisms, nematodes, and growth of white clover (''Trifolium repens'' L.) and perennial ryegrass (''Lolium perenne ''L.)|journal=Biology and Fertility of Soils|language=en|volume=22|issue=3|pages=221–226|doi=10.1007/BF00382516|bibcode=1996BioFS..22..221S |s2cid=32594901|issn=1432-0789}}</ref>