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    Hydrogel agriculture based Alsta Hydrogel is the use of super absorbent polymer for agriculture refers to hydrogel polymer application in soils for the purpose of stably providing water to the plants irrespective of drought and dry seasons.

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    Non-toxic Hydrogels as Water Absorbers for

    Agriculture

    O ver the years, several forms of technologies have been tried to conserve water for plants,
    for application in agriculture, gardening, horticulture, forestry, lawns, play grounds, golf-course
    etc. Recently, an allied research by eminent scholars Prof. Oren Sherman of The Department of
    Chemistry-University of Cambridge and Dr. David A. Weitz of Harvard University came up
    with a novel Polyacrylate based water absorbing polymer that they claimed can greatly reduce
    loss of soil water by evaporation without any environmental damage. The research published in
    International Journal of Agricultural Research, USA laid focus on non-toxic eco-friendly super
    absorbent polymer also known as SAP as potential moisture retainers in soil. According to Dr.
    David A. Weitz, the inoculation of potentially dry soil with excessive moisture loss both due to
    leaching and evaporation can be prevented by 80% with proper and periodic dosing of this SAP
    that is now officially a class of hydrogel.

    A hydrogel is basically a polymer made by cross-linking monomers with an ionic agent such as
    a strong cation. It can absorb and store large quantities of water in its branched polymer
    network. While in most cases the cation can be a regular alkali metal, for application is soil, it
    was essential to consider a cation that can impart non-toxic biodegradable properties to the
    water absorbing materials. It was coincidentally identified that potassium is a necessary alkali
    metal in soils that stimulates plant growth without polluting soil components. This led to a new
    application perspective of a 2in1 application of hydrogel in agriculture as well as a soil
    conditioner.

    While most commercial ornamental hydrogel polymers come in the form of beads, this water
    gel can invariably produced and supplied by hydrogel manufacturers in the form of powder and
    granules. Such a form not only helps in absorbing moisture and binding soil but also as a
    potential source of moisture for plant roots that grow on such soils. Consecutively, it was found
    that hydrogels tend to absorb soil moisture along with dissolved nutrients including synthetic
    fertilizers as well as pesticides. This in turn lead to a new form of hydrogel agriculture
    technology involving use of plant gel for agriculture to reduce irrigation rates and over use of
    fertilizers and pesticides.

    In this aspect, Chemtex Specialty Limited, a pioneer name in specialty chemicals introduced a
    novel potassium polyacrylate based super absorbent polymer for agriculture by the name
    ALSTA Hydrogel that has helped innumerable farmers cope with summer dry spells in the
    Indian Subcontinent as well as increase yield in fields that were located in arid regions. With the
    revolution of hydrogel for plants, the agricultural industry has accepted the use of SAP for
    agriculture at an enhanced pace and now ALSTA Hydrogel has become an integral part of all
    types of agro-farming sectors including rain-fed agriculture systems.

    At Chemtex, we provide tailor-made solution to all agricultural problems and assist farmers get
    the best of their farms.

    Visit www.hydrogelagriculture.com to help us introduce you to our revolutionary mode of


    hydrogel agriculture.

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