Drought is one of the worst natural disasters that affect the economic, social, and
environmental status of any country. The long-term drought affects the soil ecosystem and …

Superabsorbent hydrogels (SH) continue being a very important issue in both academic and
industrial fields due to their applications in several technologies. This is proved by the …

Salinization of soils and freshwater resources by natural processes and/or human activities
has become an increasing issue that affects environmental services and socioeconomic …

Loss control of nutrients and water has been considered as a global challenge of agriculture
because it faced with concurrent management of these two necessities of crop production …

Herein, the proficiency of natural char (NC) as cost-effective and biocompatible filler for the
synthesis of high-performance starch-based superabsorbent composites was evaluated. To …

Hydrogel polymers have been used to enhance water and nutrient retention in agricultural
soils. The incorporation of nanoparticles to yield composite hydrogels has also gained …

An overview is presented of the determined degree of global land degradation (principally
occurring through soil erosion), with some consideration of its possible impact on global …

Tributylborane in different concentrations was used for synthesis of gelatin and
polyacrylamide graft-copolymer. The copolymers were characterized by Fourier transform …

In this study, acrylic acid and acrylamide were used as synthetic monomers, N, N′
methylene bisacrylamide was used as a crosslinking agent to synthesize a functional …

Increased drought due to climate change urges the necessity of adaptive management
solutions for sandy soils and crops resilience to water deficiency. Here, the effects of biochar …