ALSTA HYDROGEL acts
as water reservoir at plant roots providing consistent water supply for optimum
growth
Sri Akhilaanandam Reddy, a farmer
from the Amadagur village in Anantapur District of modern day Andhra Pradesh is
one of many benefactors reaping the rewards of a new technology in agricultural
irrigation practice that can change the Indian scenario for agricultural water
use.
Following the drought in the Khariff
season of 2015, Anantapur, Nellore and Kurnool were some of the major districts
affected by severe water scarcity. As they lie in the Rayalaseema region (rain shadow
zone) and receive the least amount of rainfall, water scarcity has always been
an issue for the farmers in the region.
But modern superabsorbent polymer
technology has empowered Sri Reddy with resources to cultivate his
15acre farm and produce in both quantity and variety even in drought season.
ALSTA HYDROGEL is a Potassium
Polyacrylate based Super Absorbent Polymer. It is a non-toxic biodegradable water
locking agent that is directly innoculated in the growing media, in his case,
the farm soil.
The polymer hydrogel then absorbs
water, expands upto 400 times it’s original size and retains water at root
level. The moisture is slowly released as per the needs of the plant and none
of it is leached into the soil.
Reddy in his latest disclosure to
Chemtex Speciality in December 2016 acknowledged that using ALSTA Hydrogel for
over a year has increased his annual sugarcane yield from 25ton/acre to
58ton/acre & an almost double yield in Corn production. He emphasized that
initially he could cultivate only 8 acres of his farm but now he uses the same
amount of water to cultivate almost 12 acres successfully.
The quantity of synthetic water
soluble fertilizers used in his farm has also gone down indicating a shift
towards sustainable low water-low fertilizer agriculture system. In addition
Chemtex was happy to witness his very own flower nursery which could not have
been possible without the use of ALSTA Hydrogel.
Sri Akhilaanandam Reddy and a
significant number of modern farmers & horticulturists have already shifted
to super absorbent polymer agriculture and recommend the same for every farmer
who wishes to maximize farm yield with minimum water and fertilizer use.
Hydrogel in agriculture is a
promising method to mitigate problems like water crisis, drought and sandy porous topsoils and countries like Netherland,
USA, Australia and several Persian Gulf nations have already adopted it as the
best substitute to other conventional methods of irrigation.
Chemtex’s ALSTA HYDROGEL is the
ideal water conservation technology to curb the predominant problem of water
scarcity in agriculture while limiting environmental losses like ground water
contamination and soil degradation by moisture loss.
You are welcome for an in-depth experience at: www.hydrogelagriculture.com
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