Figure 2From: Controlled root targeted delivery of fertilizer using an ionically crosslinked carboxymethyl cellulose hydrogel matrix The effect of drying RTDVs on the growth of wheat plants. The plants were supplied with deionized water daily as a negative control (“black square symbol”), 20-20-20 fertilizer daily as a positive control (“red circle symbol”) or RTDVs at the start of the experiments. The RTDVs were loaded at 100% dose of 20-20-20 fertilizer and dried in the oven at 80°C for 0 h (“blue triangle symbol” RTDV 6), 24 h (“pink triangle symbol” RTDV 7), 48 h ("green triangle symbol" RTDV 8). Plant height (mean ± S.D., n = 3) is reported.Back to article page