Potassium acrylate: A novelty in hydroponic substrates

Substrates are important components in modern agriculture specifically in hydroponics systems. This article shows a particular polymer, which is characterized and evaluated, to be considered a choice, the physical properties of the materials such as bulk density, real density, porosity and moisture retention were determined. It is observed that its swellability with good water of agricultural quality exceeds 150 times of growth, and its capacity as a substrate that allows the passage of water and air into the roots as to provide the amount of water in a timely manner is important to consider as an alternative for substrates mixtures of crops in hydroponics.