Abstract
Currently, there are a number of products being marketed for agricultural and horticultural use that have tremendous water absorbing properties. Some of these products are polyacrylamides which are synthetic compounds with chemical and physical properties which allow them to absorb large amounts of water relative to their dry weights. The implied advantage for use of such materials is that they can absorb more water than the soil itself, and acting like a sponge, hold more plant available water in the root zone.
Publication Date
1989
Volume
10
Number
7
Repository Citation
Dunn, Gale, "Tests with a Product Having Alleged Value for Increasing Plant Available Water in Soil" (1989). Soil Science News and Views. 27.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pss_views/27
