Worldwide water paucity and increasing food demand have stressed the agricultural sector
for developing strategies to enhance quantity and quality of crop production with limited …

An effective strategy for the management of available water and fertilizers is imperative to
improve agricultural production and food quality, including releasing them sustainably to the …

Superabsorbent polymers, a group of new water saving materials and soil conditioners that
have been widely adopted in agriculture but little is known about their effects on soil physical …

Drought is characterized by a low water precipitation rate, with strong impact on crop
productivity, threatening global food production. In this context, the use of soil amendments …

The present work deals with the development of a biodegradable superabsorbent hydrogel,
based on cellulose derivatives, for the optimization of water resources in agriculture …

In this paper, an eco-friendly versatile superabsorbent material was designed for soil
improvement, and a synchronous chemical loading strategy was proposed. In this strategy …

Agricultural lands are greatly affected by climate change, harsh soils, and desertification,
which negatively impact the future sustainability of crop production. This work proposes a …

Core-shell (CS) hydrogels show great potential for the controlled release of fertilizers. In this
work, we prepared an alginate-coated gelatin-cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) hydrogel by a …

Global desertification and shortage of agricultural water are occurring because of climate
change such as prolonged drought and erratic rainfall. Accordingly, a means by which …

Water unavailability and shortage are severe problems in agriculture, particularly in loamy
sandy to sandy soil, since they inhibit plant growth, resulting in a low crop yield. Using …