Pusa Hydrogel
What is Pusa Hydrogel?
How does it works?
- Acts like a sponge and it absorbs water and releases it slowly to the crops to get a sustained supply of moisture .
- Water loss due to evaporation is significantly reduced.
- It influences infiltration rates, density, soil structure, texture and compaction
- Hydrogel enhance germination rates
- Improves physical properties of the soil
- Increases the water/moisture holding capacity of the soil
- Reduces soil erosion
- Reduces leaching of nutrients in the soil
- Increases biological/microbial activity in the soil
- Increases the oxygen/air availability in the root zone
- Doesn’t have any effect on soil pH
Key Benefits
1. Reduce moisture stress - both high and low.
2. Improves physical structure of the soil.
3. Increases water / moisture holding capacity of the soil.
4. Reduces erosion and leaching of nutrients in the soil.
5. Increases oxygen/air availability in the root zone.
6. Reduces water loss through evaporation
7. Complementary with ‘drip irrigation’.
8. Increases the biological activity in the soil
Where it can be used?
It can be used for all crops and all soil types; Its benefits are most easily noticed in
–Nurseries, seedling beds
Best results are noted when Kauveryis applied at sowing time. It helps in better germination and root establishment.
Recomended Doses
General Recommendation: 1 kg per acre
Special recommendation:
For sandy soil, use up to 2.5 kg per acre. Apply Pusa Hydrogel depths of 6 to 8 niches of soil
In clay soils apply Anmol in the top 4 inches of the soil.
Application method
For field crops
Prepare the field for sowing.
Add 1 kg of Pusa Hydrogel to 10 kg of fine dry soil and Mix properly,
The 11 kg of mixture (PusaHydrogel+soil) should be applied along with the seeds / fertilizer.
For best results, Pusa hydrogel should be close to seeds.
In nursery bed for transplants
Apply 2 gm per sq. meter of nursery bed mix Pusa Hydrogel uniformly in the top 2 inches of the nursery bed.
While transplanting
Thoroughly mix 2 gms of Pusa Hydrogel per litre of water to prepare a free flowing solution and allow to settle for half an hour. Dip the roots of the plant in the solution and than transplant in the field.