Repeated water absorbency of super-absorbent polymers in agricultural field applications: A simulation study

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 433-441

  Bai, Wenbo ^a,b   Song, Jiqing ^a,b   Zhang, Huanzhong ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

distilled water; hydrogel; repeated usage; soil extraction; soil moisture; tap water; temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879554083     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2013.797488     Document Type: Article

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