A field study on using soybean waste-derived superabsorbent hydrogel to enhance growth of vegetables

• Main Authors: Zhu, Jingling, Suhaimi, Fadhlina, Lim, Jing Ying, Gao, Zhengyang, Swarup, Sanjay, Loh, Chiang Shiong, Li, Jun, Ong, Choon Nam, Tan, Wee Kee
• Other Authors: National University of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography; Superabsorbent Polymers; Field-Testing
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164184
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Food security is critical and has become a global concern with many of our basic food crops growing in areas with high drought risk. To improve soil water holding capacity, hydrogels are a promising solution. However, the current ones are mostly derived from petroleum products and are environmental...