A greenhouse experiment finds water-sorbing polymers do not conserve water

To assess claims that water-sorbing polymers promote water conservation, a greenhouse experiment with container-grown marigolds was conducted to determine the effect of adding the polymers to soil mix. Plant growth and water retention in I- and 3-quart containers were not...

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Main Authors: John Letey, Pete R. Clark, Christopher Amrhein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1992-05-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v046n03p9