Impacts of applying hydrogels to soil with grass cultivation

• Grant number: 25/02403-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: May 01, 2025
• End date: April 30, 2027
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agricultural Engineering - Soil and Water Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Fernando Ferrari Putti
• Grantee: Breno Miranda Bagagi
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Engenharia. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Tupã. Tupã , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/03005-2 - Development of new technologies to reduce the effects of water stress in models integrated into nutrient administration, AP.PNGP.PI

Abstract

Changes in rainfall patterns are causing producers to look for sustainable technologies to reduce the impact of droughts. And one crop that has impact is grass, which is the main source of animal feed in Brazil. Thus the aim of this proposal is to analyze different percentages of hydrogel mass (Mh) as a function of soil mass (Ms).as a function of soil mass (Ms), in order to analyze whether the volume applied (0.5%, 1% and 1.5% Mh/Ms) will not cause the reverse effect, in which it may retain water and not make it available to the plant. The aim is to evaluate the development of the grass crop, as well as the impacts on its root system and also the physical characteristics of the soil.