AQUAHOLDER
Seed applied soil conditioner for enhanced drought resistance
Agricultural challenge
Global agriculture will face multiple challenges over the coming decades. It must produce more food to feed a growing world population. Improving agricultural productivity is an essential requirement for farmers. It is estimated that the world population will be 9.7 billion persons by 2050, up from the current population of 8,3 billion. Estimates indicate that by 2050, agricultural production would need to grow globally by 70% to feed the growing population alone, excluding additional demand for crops as feedstock by the biofuel sector (FAO, 2009a).
Importance of seeds
What makes seeds so important? The basis of a good harvest is quality seed and the conditions in which it grows. Seeds contain high protein, starch and oil reserves that help them grow. But the crucial source, in the early stages of a plant growth and development, is water. However, due to current climate change, this seed source is not always available in sufficient quantities. We, at Pewas, have decided to solve this problem and developed an Aquaholder.
Solution
We have for you a comprehensive, effective, scalable and sustainable solution that could measure the shortcomings of moisture and plant support in the phases of cliché by spreading more effective water availability.
Why Aquaholder?
AAquaholder is a simple and immediate solution to support seeds in the germination phase. Unlike other methods of increasing plant adaptability to new climatic conditions, such as hybridization or genetic modification, the latest version of Aquaholder Hydro is applicable to all pickling equipment together with pesticides without the need to modify existing technology and processes.
Aquaholder use Advantages
Drought resilient seeds
Better start, support
for high yields
Healthier plants
Improved germination
and emergence
Standard handling
Easy logistic, storage and sowing
Industrially applicable
Proven industrial process
Environmentaly friendly
Microplastic free,
biodegradable and biobased
Food security
Increased seed resistance,
more food
Who is Aquaholder for
FARMERS
SEED COMPANIES
SEED DISTRIBUTORS
RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
Experience of our clients
The results from the first three years of testing show a positive effect of Aquaholder in the first stages of plant development, what consequently significantly affects the final production. Aquaholder is one of the effective tools to mitigate the negative effects of drought on crop production.
Prof. Ing. Vladimír Pačuta, CSc.
Head of the Department of Crop Production and Grass Ecosystems
We test the effect of Aquaholder in cooperation with the company Pewas in real field conditions since the 2018. We consider the achieved results to be promising and in case of repeated confirmation of the effect of Aquaholder we plan to include it in our cultivation program.
Ing. Juraj Béreš
Chief agronomist
The Aquaholder project is realized by PEWAS
Pewas is a research organization focused on the research of alternative use of superbasorbent polymers in various industries. Pewas has analytical and production laboratory facilities, a team of laboratory researchers and more than 10 years of research of the effect of superabsorbent polymers and hydrogels on seeds and agricultural substrates. To verify the acquired knowledge, Pewas performs a number of laboratory and field experiments with research institutions and farmers.
CONTACT US
If you want to know more about Aquaholder project, contact us, we will be glad and take a time for you
