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Hydrogel-A Promising Technology for Optimization of Nutrients and Water in Agricultural and Forest Ecosystems

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  • Mekonnen Giweta
  • Efrem Garedew

    (Ethiopia Environment and Forest Research Institute, Central Ethiopia Environment and Forest Research Center, Ethiopia)

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Hydrogel has a great potential to increase water and nutrient use efficiency, mitigate the vulnerability of plants prone to drought, improve the physical and chemical properties of soils, and increase the productivity of plants, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas of the globe. Furthermore, since the application of hydrogel prevents several environmental and economic difficulties, it is an important technology, particularly for some regions of the globe, where the water resources are scarce and expensive. However, despite its importance in agricultural and forest sectors, this promising technology is not even introduced in some tropical countries. Therefore, we strongly recommend conducting further researches on this crucial technology across wider region is very useful in order to verify its effects on various plant species and soil conditions.

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  • Mekonnen Giweta & Efrem Garedew, 2020. "Hydrogel-A Promising Technology for Optimization of Nutrients and Water in Agricultural and Forest Ecosystems," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 23(4), pages 106-111, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:23:y:2020:i:4:p:106-111
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2020.23.556116
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    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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