Description

Using Super Agrisorb Plus you may reduce your water consumption by almost 50%. Its unique mesh type molecular structure holds water preventing it from leaching and releases back to the plants by osmosis. 

The advantages of using Super Agrisorb Plus are :

1. Increased water holding capacity.
   
2. Increased water use efficiency.
3. Enhanced soil permeability and infiltration rate.
4. Reduced irrigation frequency.
5. Reduced compaction tendency.
6. Stops soil erosion, farm run-off and surface leaching.
7. Increased plant performance, particularly in structure-less soil stressed with drought condition.

Super Agrisorb Plus is produced by polymerizing Acrylic acid with a cross linker. Cross-linked polymers can hold water 300-400 times their own weight and release 95% of that to growing plants. Use of Super Agrisorb Plus leads to increased water use efficiency by preventing leaching and increasing frequency for irrigation. During summer months particularly in semi arid regions, lack of soil moisture can cause plant stress. Moisture released by Super Agrisorb Plus close to root area helps reduce stress and increase growth and plant performance. Super Agrisorb Plus can reduce fertilizer leaching and reduce application of pesticides.

Water Absorption with Super Agrisorb Plus :

Super Agrisorb Plus works as water reservoirs round the root mass zones of the plant. In presence of water, it expands to around 200-800 times the original volume. There is ample possibility to trap irrigation and rainwater that can then be collected, stored and gradually released for crop requirements over prolonged durations. Super Agrisorb Plus mixed with soil increase soil permeability and improve germination rates. It is compatible with a wide range and type of soils and thus has in general a tendency to increase plant performance and yield.  Rainwater retention, soil erosion by storm water run-offs, especially in sloped terrains can be greatly averted. Use of Super Agrisorb Plus also decreases fruit & vegetable losses due to insect by around 10-30%.

Super Agrisorb Plus application in agriculture in terms of proposed practices and their advantages are :

1. 1. Conservation in Agricultural Lands

Addition of Super Agrisorb Plus can increase water retention capacity of soil by 50-70% with proper amendment with various dosages of soil to hydrogel ratio. Consecutively soil bulk density can reduce by 8-10%. There is an upward trend in saturated water volumetric content of soil with increasing dose of Super Agrisorb Plus showing clear signs of increase in agricultural water use efficiency in arid and semi-arid regions. This has positive impact on the net plant yield. Super Agrisorb Plus directly influences soil permeability, density, structure, texture, evaporation and infiltration rates of water. Irrigation frequency, compaction tendency and run-offs decrease while aeration & microbial activity is promoted.

Water stress due to scarcity of moisture around root zones is often associated with premature leaf shedding, decreasing chlorophyll content, reduced seed yield, less fruit and flower yield per plant. Use of Super Agrisorb Plus can help moderate these impacts caused by deficit irrigation. Being a water retaining agent greatly increase irrigation period of cultivation, enhancing irrigation efficiency particularly in arid & semi-arid belts.

1. 1. Drought Stress Reduction

Drought stress can lead to production of Oxygen radicals that result in increased lipid perioxidation and oxidative stress in the plants. Visible effects include stunned height, decrease in leaf area and foliar matrix damage etc. Super Agrisorb Plus can reduce drought impact on plants leading to reduced stress and oxygen radical formation. This in turn provides scope for better growth and yield even in unfavorable climatic conditions.

1. 1. Enhanced Fertilizer Efficiency

Irrigation technology has major constraints in the fields of application of fertilizers, herbicides and germicides. The use of synthetic fertilizers can be greatly reduced when Super Agrisorb Plus is used without hindering with crop yield and nutritional value. It would indeed be a more appropriate practice for sustainable agriculture in arid and semi-arid conditions and regions with similar ecological constrains. Moreover, Super Agrisorb Plus is safe and non-toxic thus prevents pollution of agro ecosystems.

1. 1. Biodegradability 

Super Agrisorb Plus is sensitive to the action of UV rays, and degrades into oligomers. The Polyacrylate becomes much more sensitive to aerobic and anaerobic microbiological degradation and can degrade at rates of 10-15% per year into water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen compounds. The Super Agrisorb Plus molecules are too voluminous to be absorbed into plant tissue and have zero bioaccumulation potential.

Dosage & Application :

During Sowing

• Recommended Dose : 2.0 – 3.0 kg per acre.

• Method of application :
  • Apply Super Agrisorb Plus™ at a depth of 6 to 8 inches of soil. For clay soil, apply at a depth of 4 inches from the soil surface, preferably at the root zone.

For Field Crops:

• • • Prepare the field for sowing.
    • Add 1 kg Super Agrisorb Plus™ to 10kg of fine dry soil and mix properly.
    • The mixture should be applied along with seeds or basal fertilizer or in the opened furrows        before sowing.
    • For best results, Super Agrisorb Plus should be applied close to seeds.