Hydrogel Crystal Soil

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Hydrogel Crystal Soil
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• Agriculture, or the feeding science is mostly
  rain fed in the nation, which is erratic,
  unprecedented, and lower in required volumes,
  making it utmost to the usage of other media to
  channelize the need for water for plants and to
  erase drought making scenarios.

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• The development of Hydrogel for Agriculture has
  changed the whole scenario in the world of
  agriculture, most importantly in drought hit
  areas. If we look at what changes the super
  absorbent polymer has brought, we will find most
  of the problems related to crop quality and
  longevity have been solved.

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Working of Hydrogel Polymer

• Hydrogel Polymer mixes up with soil particles and
  swells up on contact with water. This swelling up
  of hydrogel behave like crystal soil, imparting
  water retaining property to the targeted areas.
  As soon as the conditions become dry, it starts
  releasing water molecules, which can be directly
  accessed by the roots of the plants. These
  crystals shrink when it releases water but it can
  be re-used by simply adding more water, the best
  thing about using hydrogel.
• On addition of water, it will again swell up and
  hold the water molecules for future making the
  whole process cost effective. This also manifests
  another property of hydrogel that soil may not be
  needed in some cases and a seed can even develop
  among hydrogel beads or crystals.

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Mechanism

• Hydrogel crystal soil has a cross-linking
  molecular structure with a hydrophilic group
  which can absorb water to about 500 - 600 times
  of its own weight to form crystal like structure.
• Hydrogel polymer acts as a water reservoir for
  plants and has the ability to trap irrigation and
  rain water which can be released later at the
  time of requirement over prolonged durations.
  Hydrogel polymer also absorbs nutrients from the
  soil that are utilized by plants for carrying out
  various physiological processes.

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• Hydrogel polymer demands the following
• Increase in water retaining ability
• Allow efficient water usage
• Increase soil permeability and infiltration rate
• Decline rate of frequent irrigation
• Increase plant performance, particularly in areas
  prone to drought
• Effective in all types of soil
• Reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides to
  minimum

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• Alsta Hydrogel is a potassium polyacrylate based
  super absorbent polymer for agriculture
  manufactured by Chemtex Speciality Ltd that meets
  the standard needs and requirement of the
  agricultural sectors. It acts as a controlled
  release system by favoring the uptake of some
  nutrient elements, holding them tightly, and
  delaying their dissolution. Consequently, the
  plant can still access some of the fertilizers,
  resulting in improved growth and performance.

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Application of Alsta Hydrogel

• Addition of hydrogel with water
• Hydrogel is mixed with soil
• Plant grows on stable hydrogel base
• Stable supply of water and nutrients

Form Appearance Solubility Effectiveness
White Granules Soluble in water 3 4 Years in Soil
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