Effect of Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch<i>-Grafted-</i>Poly(Acrylic Acid-c<i>o</i>-Acrylamide) Hydrogel Preparations on Plant Growth Performance Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Two series of oil palm empty fruit bunch-grafted-poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) [OPEFB-g-P(AA-co-AA slow release fertilizer hydrogels (SRFHs) were prepared via two different techniques namely double dryings of hydrogel (T1) andin situintercalated urea (T2). Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy spectra showed-OH of OPEFB successfully grafted within P(AA-co-AAm) in T1 and T2. Water retention test of red okra plant (abelmoschus escule)and plant growth of rose balsam plant(impatiens balsamina)had showed that no biuret production has occurred in T2 and is more convenient in term of economic production as it requires only one drying process.

publication date

  • 2013

number of pages

  • 3

start page

  • 236

end page

  • 239

volume

  • 594-595