Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource DROUGHT MITIGATION THROUGH HYDROGEL APPLICATION IN RICE (Oryza sativa L.) CULTIVATION Subject The topic of the resource Agriculture; Drought; Hydrogel; Mitigation; Rice; Soil conditioning; Sustainability Description An account of the resource Sustainability in irrigation is an essential step towards responsible water consumption. In recent years, many studies have sketched climate-resilient agricultural practices to fight drought and uncertain rainfall patterns. Major rain-fed crops such as paddy and wheat require aid when there are abnormal dry spells. To mitigate the loss of crops from such events, superabsorbent polymers can be used. Soils amended with hydrogel or Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) retain moisture during drought to prevent loss of water through evaporation and percolation. This allows the crop to grow with less shock from drought. This study compares rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth rate under application (treatment groups) and non-application (control groups) of hydrogel, considering their high-water requirement. NDLR07 (recently developed) and BPT5204 (local variety) rice varieties were chosen for the current study. Randomized controlled trials were performed for each variety on a control group (NC &amp; BC) and 3 treatment groups with 20% (NT20 &amp; BT20), 40% (NT40 &amp; BT40), and 60% (NT60 &amp; BT60) deficit water supplies respectively. N, T, C refers to seed type, treatment group, control group respectively. Intermittent drought condition was imposed for 14 days to assess the resilience of crops. The water retention capacity of the sandy loam soil was better for treatment groups by 20% than control groups even at an average temperature of 40 ?. Treatment groups continued growing through the drought phase and after, while control groups showed stagnation. Among the tested treatment groups, NT20 had the highest growth among all trials. The results of the study suggested that hydrogel application can help to combat droughts and thereby contribute to sustainable agricultural production by restricting the involvement of climate changes. 2021, Editorial board of Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reddy B.S.P.; Vasudevan S.; Mani S.K.; Uppaluri S.; Sudakar M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, Vol-9, No. 6, pp. 727-733. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Editorial board of Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(6).727.733" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(6).727.733</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124180461&amp;doi=10.18006%2F2021.9%286%29.727.733&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a4a19ee9e1dfa6bc2980e28312aeebdc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124180461&amp;doi=10.18006%2f2021.9%286%29.727.733&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=a4a19ee9e1dfa6bc2980e28312aeebdc</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 23208694 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Reddy B.S.P., Department of Civil Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru, 560074, India; Vasudevan S., Department of Civil Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru, 560074, India; Mani S.K., Department of Civil Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru, 560074, India; Uppaluri S., Department of Civil Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), School of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru, 560074, India; Sudakar M., Department of Agronomy, Pendekanti Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kurnool, 518124, India