Influence of super absorbent polymer on soil water retention, seed germination and plant survivals for rocky slopes eco-engineering

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-32

  Yang, Lixia ^a,b   Yang, Yang ^b   Chen, Zhang ^a   Guo, Chunxiao ^c   Li, Shaocai ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Administrative Committee of Qingdao Dongjiakou Economic Zone   (China)

^c QUFU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Rocky slopes eco engineering; Super absorbent polymer; Water retention

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CULTIVATION; POLYMERS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER RESOURCES;

ECO-ENGINEERING; OPTIMUM SELECTION; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SOIL WATER RETENTION; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER; WATER HOLDING CAPABILITY; WATER RETENTION; WATER RETENTION PROPERTIES;

SEED;

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; POLYMER; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SANDY LOAM; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER RETENTION; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 84887555261     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.10.019     Document Type: Article

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