Hydrogel Performance in Boosting Plant Resilience to Water Stress—A Review
Gels,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 276 - 276
Published: April 7, 2025
Hydrogels
have
emerged
as
a
transformative
technology
in
agriculture,
offering
significant
potential
to
enhance
crop
resilience,
improve
water
use
efficiency,
and
promote
sustainable
farming
practices.
These
three-dimensional
polymeric
networks
can
absorb
retain
water,
making
them
particularly
valuable
regions
facing
scarcity
unpredictable
rainfall
patterns.
This
review
examines
the
types,
properties,
applications
of
hydrogels
highlighting
their
role
improving
soil
moisture
retention,
enhancing
nutrient
delivery
by,
increasing
yield.
The
discussion
extends
economic
environmental
implications
hydrogel
use,
including
reduce
irrigation
costs
by
minimize
erosion.
also
explores
latest
innovations
technology,
such
smart
biodegradable
alternatives,
which
offer
new
possibilities
for
precision
agriculture
sustainability.
Despite
promising
benefits,
challenges
higher
cost
synthetic
hydrogels,
impact,
performance
variability
across
different
types
remain.
Addressing
these
requires
multidisciplinary
approach
that
integrates
advancements
material
science,
agronomy,
policy.
future
outlook
is
optimistic,
with
ongoing
research
poised
refine
expand
diverse
agricultural
systems.
By
leveraging
capabilities
achieve
increase
productivity,
ensure
food
security,
move
towards
more
resilient
landscape.
Language: Английский
Assembly of Silicate–Phenolic Network Coatings with Tunable Properties for Controlled Release of Small Molecules
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 13, 2024
Engineered
coatings
are
pivotal
for
tailoring
the
surface
properties
and
release
profiles
of
materials
applications
across
diverse
areas.
However,
developing
robust
that
can
both
encapsulate
controllably
cargo
is
challenging.
Herein,
a
dynamic
covalent
coordination
assembly
strategy
used
to
engineer
silicate-based
coatings,
termed
silicate-phenolic
networks
(SPNs),
using
sodium
metasilicate
phenolic
ligands
(tannic
acid,
gallic
pyrogallol).
The
pH-responsive
(owing
bonding),
their
hydrophobicity
be
tuned
upon
post-functionalization
with
hydrophobic
gallates
(propyl,
octyl,
lauryl
gallates).
potential
SPN
controlled
small
molecules,
such
as
urea
(a
widely
fertilizer),
demonstrated-controlled
in
soil
achieved
response
different
pHs
(up
7
days)
14
days).
Furthermore,
leveraging
presence
silicon
(within
coating)
metal
ions
(Fe
Language: Английский
Preparation of biodegradable succinic anhydride esterified lignin-based polyvinyl alcohol film with improved mechanical and thermal properties
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 143358 - 143358
Published: April 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Self-Healing Negative Photochromic Hydrogel for Rewritable Display
Mengmeng Kang,
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Xin Su,
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Yuanchang Zhang
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et al.
ACS Applied Polymer Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: May 20, 2025
Language: Английский
Hydrogel materials in agriculture: a review
H.L. Wang,
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Guojun Qu,
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Xinxin Liu
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et al.
Journal of environmental chemical engineering,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 116385 - 116385
Published: April 1, 2025
Efficient bio-valorization of rice straw via integrated fungal biorefinery: Linking lignocellulose fractionation and nanomaterial development for sustainable agricultural application
Jit Sarkar,
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Subham Sekhar Mandal,
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Pralay Maiti
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et al.
Chemical Engineering Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 163852 - 163852
Published: May 1, 2025
Language: Английский