Claim · model-written summary
Plants grown in hydrogels needed irrigation less often than those without hydrogel, with the difference diminishing over time.
- Taxon
- PlantsViridiplantaee0
- Treatment
- hydrogelse0
- Outcome
- irrigatione0
- Direction
- less frequentlye0
- Qualifier
- diminished over timee0
- Comparator
- those without hydrogele0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSettingValue
Verbatim
e0“Plants grown in hydrogels needed irrigation less frequently than those without hydrogel, but the effect was diminished over time.”
Title
Water-holding Polymers: Revisiting Their Role in Bedding Plant Production and Shelf Life
Jonathan M. Frantz; Dharmalingam S. Pitchay; James C. Locke HortScience 2004. doi:10.21273/hortsci.39.4.856b
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Intervention effect Hydrogels produced little to no difference in leaf expansion rate.
- Intervention effect Hydrogels enhanced root growth early in production.
- Intervention effect Hydrogels enhanced plant growth early, but the advantage was lost by the end of production.