Water release characters of sodium polyacrylate and its effects on soil physical parameters
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2017.02.27
Key Words: sodium polyacrylate  soil water permeability  soil compactness  soil shrinkage
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LV Guo-hua Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
JIANG Shu-fang Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China 
BAI Wen-bo Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
WU Yong-feng Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
SONG Ji-qing Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
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Abstract:
      Application of sodium polyacrylate (PAANa) in agriculture can prevent soil erosion, increase soil moisture, increase grain yield, and improve crop quality. Through laboratory experiments, the water release characters of PAANa was analyzed, and the saturated hydraulic conductivity, shrinkage ratio and compactness of soil under different application ratio of PAANa (0, 0.3%, 0.5%, 1% and 1.5%) were measured. The results showed there was a great difference in water release between PAANa and mixed application with soil. PAANa could absorb 46.4% water at the suction of 1.5 MPa, but could release 100% water in dry soil. The soil water permeability dramatically decreased with the increase of PAANa ratio, and the saturated hydraulic conductivity decreased nearly to 0 m day-1 when the ratio reached 1%. Soil compactness and soil shrinkage ratio increased after drying, thus there were some potential risks when applying PAANa in agriculture.