Water conservation using hydrogel and coconut peat as soil amendments for different soil types
| dc.contributor.author | Ailen C. Ardenio and Maybelyn D. Domingo. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-04-28T06:43:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-04-28T06:43:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Hydrogel and coconut peat both have the ability to store large volumes of water and have many applications especially for water conservation. Total available water (TAW) differs depending on soil type or structure, soil that has larger particle size like sandy soil can hold less water thus it has less TAW compared to soil with smaller particle size like clay soil. Hydrogel, coconut peat and mixed treatment (hydrogel and coconut peat with 1:1 ratio) with dosage level 0% (controlled), 0.2%, 0.4% and 0.6% was used as a technique for water conservation. The effects of these treatments to the plant growth and development of radish crop (Raphanus sativus) were examined. Seeds of Radish plants were sown in pots of different soil types with different dosage levels of treatments. Results revealed that the application of hydrogel coconut peat and mixed have increased the TAW of all types of soil. Dosage level of 0.6% gained the highest TAW in sandy loam, sandy clay loam and loam soil which is 22.76%, 26.69% and 24.79% respectively. Results also showed that in plant growth and development (plant, height, leaf diameter, number of leaves, crop length and fresh weight) of radish was higher in coconut peat treatment followed by the mixed treatment compared to soil amended with pure hydrogel. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://granarium.clsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/1243 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.title | Water conservation using hydrogel and coconut peat as soil amendments for different soil types | |
| dc.type | Thesis |