A Magic Gel to Farmers

Water crisis has been one of the major problems being dealt at present. A number of meetings and conferences on this topic by various environment experts have shown major concern on upcoming days that the world has to deal with due to scarcity of water.

It has been observed in the past decade that a sharp decrease of agriculture sector water potential consolidated with continuous increase in global population & enhanced economic activities among countries specially located in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. As these regions have constant water crisis problem due to uncertain and inadequate natural precipitation, the problem of water crisis may possibly infuriate further.

According to a global survey report, the most adversely affected areas would be the semi-arid regions of Asia, the Middle-East and some parts of Africa, all of which are dealing with issues related to population growth and majority of them below the poverty line.

The demand for water is growing at a steady rate but the availability of clean water in future is declining even faster.

In India, agricultural irrigation practices seem to be responsible for consumption of most of the available potable water. There is an increasing trend to this with the further increasing and intense development of agro based industries. Due to varied geographical dimensions of the sub-continent and diverse soil and farming practices, recent irrigation practices cannot even cater to half of the grown crops. The maximum areas still root for age old practices which not only lower the effective use of water but also decrease the availability for crops.

Hydrogels are super absorbent polymers which has a cross-linking molecular structure with a hydrophilic group attached to it. This hydrophilic functional group absorbs water to about 500-600 times of its own weight and form gel. Hydrogel acts as a water reservoir for plants, trapping irrigation and rain water to be released later at the time of requirement over prolonged durations of water stress.

Hydrogel polymer also absorbs nutrients from the soil which are utilized by plants for carrying out various physiological processes. One of the major advantages of hydrogel is that it can be used on a wide variety of soils. Water hydrogel polymer does not alter the chemical composition of soils on which it is applied, nor does it impair the action of applied fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc. Water gets into this polymeric cross link network via osmosis. Hydrogel polymers are effective even at high temperature and thus it has proved to be a "Magical Gel" for farmers used in agricultural developments in arid and semi-arid areas.

Why Magic Gel?

• What do we say when we see a magician take out a rabbit from his small hat that he wears on his head?
• What do we say when we see an egg fall in a hard concrete surface but does not break?
• What do we say when we see something that we never expect?

"Magic", "Miracle", "Conjuring", are words we use to define the above situation.

Similarly, if we see a relatively good yield of crops in an area where water level is minimum or did not receive sufficient rainfall, what would we say? "Luck", "Magic"? No. Far too much to be called an illusion, but is possible. How? Use Hydrogel for Agriculture to experience the difference.

This super absorbent polymer helps retaining water whenever it receives and release whenever soil particles become dry in order to maintain constant water supply to the roots of the crops. This agricultural technology has been tested in dry conditions and has been widely accepted at all over the places, proving to be a "Magical Gel" for farmers of the drought hit areas.

Now let us look at What Farmers Ask For?

• High water retaining ability
• Lesser rate of evaporation and transpiration
• Stronger durability in extreme conditions
• Non-toxic residual content
• Lowest possible price
• Biodegradable

What Hydrogel Delivers?

• Water retaining ability increases significantly
• Allows efficient water usage
• Increase soil permeability and infiltration rate
• Rate of frequent irrigation declines to minimum
• Increases plant performance, particularly in areas prone to drought
• Effective in all types of soil
• Reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides to minimum.

So each point of what hydrogel delivers matches the expectation of what farmers ask for which proves the worth of hydrogel. CHEMTEX SPECIALITY LIMITED is a proud manufacturer of ALSTA HYDROGEL that meets the standard requirement of agricultural sectors.

Visit us at https://www.hydrogelagriculture.com/

The name Chemtex depicts Chemical Technology Experts. The early 1970s saw the foundation of Chemtex. And in the following decades, it expanded with its variety of indigenous chemicals and industries catered.