How to cut irrigation water by 80%?
The value of sweet water
Only one percent of the water on the Earth is unfrozen, fresh water available as groundwater, sweet water in rivers and lakes.
Fresh water is a renewable but final resource and the world's supply of groundwater is steadily decreasing. Due to a critical global environment it is crucial to save water, while vast amounts of water are lost. As a matter of fact irrigation is a cost factor nowadays – especially in the UAE – where most of the areas are covered with sand. Only water makes plants grow. And the costs for the provision of sweet water are steadily rising.
In the sandy soils, typically for the UAE, more than 90% of irrigation water applied is wasted. Sand has a high infiltration rate and low water‐holding capacity. As a result, applied irrigation water flows at a rapid rate into the soil until it reaches the native impermeable layers. In addition, the top sandy layers dry too quickly forcing irrigation to apply more water to sustain moisture in the root zones of the plants.
A sustainable solution to avoid this is Polyter ® - the only one natural hydro-fertilizer capable to give to the plant the water and nutrients it needs. How does it work?
Polyter ® is a Potassium Polyacrylate Polymer Granulate consisting of cellulose, organic fertiliser, 5% polymer granulate. It absorbs quickly water of a size 160-500 times bigger than its initial weight by creating nodules along the roots. The nodules act like micro sponges and release the humidity and fertilizer directly and in permanent contact to the roots of plants. And they do this very slowly and over a long period of time.
Only one percent of the water on the Earth is unfrozen, fresh water available as groundwater, sweet water in rivers and lakes.
Fresh water is a renewable but final resource and the world's supply of groundwater is steadily decreasing. Due to a critical global environment it is crucial to save water, while vast amounts of water are lost. As a matter of fact irrigation is a cost factor nowadays – especially in the UAE – where most of the areas are covered with sand. Only water makes plants grow. And the costs for the provision of sweet water are steadily rising.
In the sandy soils, typically for the UAE, more than 90% of irrigation water applied is wasted. Sand has a high infiltration rate and low water‐holding capacity. As a result, applied irrigation water flows at a rapid rate into the soil until it reaches the native impermeable layers. In addition, the top sandy layers dry too quickly forcing irrigation to apply more water to sustain moisture in the root zones of the plants.
A sustainable solution to avoid this is Polyter ® - the only one natural hydro-fertilizer capable to give to the plant the water and nutrients it needs. How does it work?
Polyter ® is a Potassium Polyacrylate Polymer Granulate consisting of cellulose, organic fertiliser, 5% polymer granulate. It absorbs quickly water of a size 160-500 times bigger than its initial weight by creating nodules along the roots. The nodules act like micro sponges and release the humidity and fertilizer directly and in permanent contact to the roots of plants. And they do this very slowly and over a long period of time.
A lot of studies worldwide have confirmed that Polyter ® saves 50-80% of irrigation supplies and 30-50 % of fertilizer inputs. Reducing water needs, Polyter ® allows pumping the ground water at day time only. This justifies the use of solar pumps to replace fuel generators.
Polyter ® increases the volume of roots five times, which leads to a better location, better resistance to diseases and insects, improves nutrition, earliness, productivity in terms of quality and quantity of yields. It creates less stress for the plants as it is even cooling the roots.
Its implementation is simple, fast and affordable for all. Recommended quantities are in average: 2 g / litre of substrate or soil, multiplied by the volume of the planting hole.
As general guidelines for the application of Polyter ® the following quantities can be considered:
- for turf as 30-50 gr / m²;
- for shrubs 30-70 gr / shaft;
- for trees 2-3 g per litre of substrate in the planting hole.
During the first 3 weeks of planting water has to be irrigated thoroughly to the roots to form nodules from the added Polyter ®. From week 4 and as per soil parameters irrigation can be reduced by 50 to 80% and fertilization by 30 to 50%.
Due to its qualities Polyter ® is suitable for many applications: Horticulture, arboriculture, crops & vegetable plantations, sowing, reforestation, municipal green spaces, gardens, golf clubs ect.
Polyter ® - a natural product, approved by the French Ministry of Agriculture under No. 1010010 - bio-degrades in the soil after more than 5 years without any residue. The inventor, Patent holder, manufacturer and distributor of Polyter is a French Agronomic Engineer.
Find below two links to documents describing the benefits of the product:
- The Polyter-Booklet
- Frequently asked questions with more details, delivery terms and prices.