Giving Mother Nature A Hand

Newcastle Herald

Friday October 17, 2008

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POLYMER Innovations' main focus for the past eight years has been to develop the use of super-absorbent and flocculating, or loosely massed, polymers for a wide range of industries.

Their experience and their products have been enhanced by direct involvement in agriculture, horticulture, mining, construction, government-funded activities and the entertainment industry.

Some of the more unique products that have been developed include polymers to seal earth dams, polymers to enhance plant establishment for a large variety of applications, even a polymer snow.

Polymer Innovations also supply bulk product for major rehabilitation projects, mining recovery projects and repackaging businesses that supply products to home garden centres.

Their focus is on the environmental issues of water conservation and soil protection, where specialised polymers are produced and blended to provide solutions for some very unique challenges.

Key solutions for agriculture include:

? Enhanced root development and growth for crops, vegetables and forestry.

? Reduced mortality rate as a result of transplant shock, resulting in improved root development, establishment and overall biomass.

? Germination rates can be improved with the use of a polymer powder as a seed coating.

? Reducing the effects of water and wind erosion on the soil's surface, leading to minimal topsoil loss.

? Reduced watering frequency for irrigated agriculture, as well as the home gardener.

? Evaporation, leaching and the effects of drought conditions are reduced when a Water$ave blend is added to the soil.

? Improved soil porosity and aeration, resulting in reduced effects of soil compaction.

Water$ave absorbs and retains several hundred times its weight in water and nutrients, slowly releasing these to the root system when needed by the plant.

The cycle of absorption and release is repeated as water, nutrients and fertiliser are consumed by the plant, after which the water crystals are topped up during the next irrigation or rain incidence.

A distinct reduction in the effects of drought conditions results in less plant stress, better yield and a crop that can take advantage of a full growing season.

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