The blooming desert

Making the deserts bloom may soon be more than just a dream. Researchers at the Scottish Agricultural College have developed a hydrogel, a water-retentive swelling gel, which makes it possible to grow crops and trees in arid areas where saline...

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1993
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49268
Descripción
Sumario:Making the deserts bloom may soon be more than just a dream. Researchers at the Scottish Agricultural College have developed a hydrogel, a water-retentive swelling gel, which makes it possible to grow crops and trees in arid areas where saline...