Project's information

Project's title Application of environmentally friendly polymers in agriculture and forestry at the Central Highlands
Research hosting institution Institute of Chemistry
Project leader’s name Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tung
Project duration 01/01/2011 - 01/01/2014
Project’s budget 4200 million dong
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Goal and objectives of the project

Build 5 models successfully applied for two polymers AMS-1 and PAM in soil improvement, erosion control, soil infertile, contributing to improving crop yields by 10-15%, the size of 5ha /model; development processes using two polymers, training, technology transfer for local

Main results

- Theoretical results:
Superabsorbent polymers and erosion control polymers has a positive impact on the growth, development and yield of 5 crop types in test process of subject, especially in the dry season stage of the Central Highlands. AMS-1 and PAM has reduced 70-80% erosion levels, 40-60% nutrient leaching levels and increase crop yields from 10-21%.
With simple technology can fully see replicated and mass deployment to the Central Highlands provinces.
- Applied results:
The project has researched application of 2 types environmentally friendly polymers for 5 models. These polymers can hold moisture, prevent erosion and improve soil for 3 tree types: coffee, coffee, piper nigrum, rubber tree and a total area of deployment is about 25 hectares in which each model is 5 hectares.

Novelty and actuality and scientific meaningfulness of the results

AMS-1superabsorbent polymers and PAM erosion control polymers are two environmentally friendly materials for agriculture and forestry in the Central Highlands, especially for coffee, piper nigrum and rubber tree are the staple crops of this region will help improve the water holding capacity of soil, prevent erosion and improve soil well, contributing to ensure soil fertility, contributing to help plants grow well, improve productivity and quality, increased income for agriculture . The results achieved topic will contribute to the development of agriculture and forestry in the Central Highlands in a sustainable way, poverty reduction, stability and security and defense politics Highlands region.

Products of the project

- Scientific papers in referred journals (list):
+ Nguyen Thanh Tung, Trinh Duc Cong, Nguyen Van Khoi, Tran Vu Thang, Pham Thi Thu Ha - “Effect of environment friendly polymers on the growth, development and yeild of Robusta coffee tree in ChuSe district”, Journal of Soil Science , 42 (2013) 42-45.
+ Nguyen Thanh Tung, Trinh Duc Cong, Nguyen Quang Huy, Nguyen Trung Duc, Do Cong Hoan – “ Effect of environment friendly polymers on the growth, development and yeild of piper nigrum tree in ChuSe, Gia Lai province”, Journal of Science and Technology, 52 (4) (2014).
- Patents (list):
Registration super water absorbent polymer into fertilizer portfolio of Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development.
- Technological products (describe in details: technical characteristics, place):
+ 5 technology procedure uses two polymer types AMS-1 and PAM for 5 models in 2 years
+ 10 set of meteorological data about soil analysis, crop for 5 models in 2 years
+ 3 set of technology transfer records using 2 polymer types for 3 crop types.