Super absorbent polymer application in seeds and planting furrow: it will be a new opportunity for rainfed agriculture

Brazil is the fourth largest grain producer in the world. Its agriculture is mainly rainfed, with two cropping seasons per year. While the first crop (i.e., spring/summer) receives greater precipitation, the second crop (i.e., autumn/winter) is associated with greater risk of crop failure mainly due...

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Main Authors: Angélica Fátima de Barros, Leonardo Duarte Pimentel, Eduardo Fontes Araujo, Leandro Roberto de Macedo, Herminia Emilia Prieto Martinez, Vanessa Aparecida Pereira Batista, Mateus Queiroz da Paixão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2017-08-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/26173