DriWater was a California company that made products for watering plants and trees based on non-toxic, biodegradable gels. The key idea behind DriWater products was that soil-based microbes can slowly decompose such gels to free the water for uptake by roots. Drip irrigation can also be used for gradual watering, but by comparison it requires more complex equipment, higher expense, and in some cases, considerable maintenance.
The company declared bankruptcy in January, 2012.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ Steve Hart (January 25, 2012). "DriWater closes, files bankruptcy". Santa Rosa Press-Democrat. Santa Rosa, CA. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
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- Candice Haase (16th August 2002). "Irrigation system offers new hope to arid regions". Engineering News. Creamer Media. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
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- Lawrence M. Fisher (July 14, 1991). "A Trickle-Down Plant Sitter". New York Times . Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- Robert H. Webb; Lynn Fenstermaker; Jill Heaton (April 15, 2009). The Mojave Desert: ecosystem processes and sustainability. University of Nevada Press. p. 391. ISBN 0874177766.
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- Nat B. Dellavallea (1992). "Efficacy test of DRiWATER: A slow water release substrate". Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 23 (17–20): 2547–2553. doi:10.1080/00103629209368755.
- I M Aref; L I El-Juhany; M N Shalby. "Establishment of acacia plantation in the Central part of Saudi Arabia with the aid of DRiWATER" (PDF). King Saud University.
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- Iowa Public Television story on DriWater: transcript