WaterPearls
Agriculture · Application

Tree seedlings production

Stabilize nursery soil moisture, cut irrigation, and keep a steadier rootball through handling and transport.

Tree seedlings in a greenhouse
In the nursery

A few WaterPearls per seedling keep soil moisture steadier from the nursery through transport.

Up to 25–50% of irrigation water is lost to evaporation, per the UN FAO

Down 30–50%
Less nursery irrigation
Long service life
Low maintenance
MRV
Field tags built in
How it works

A few WaterPearls per seedling.

1

Replace granular silica

A few WaterPearls are added on top of the soil of each seedling, replacing granular silica.

2

Protect in transport

WaterPearls protect seedlings during transportation by keeping the soil moist.

3

Field tags for MRV

WaterPearls can be used as tags in the field for MRV.

Performance

Steadier soil moisture, nursery to transport.

WaterPearls steady the soil moisture around each seedling by:

  • Reducing abiotic stress of the tree seedlings (stabilizing the soil humidity level)
  • Shifting evaporation from the soil to transpiration from the plant, stimulating photosynthesis and thus biomass production
  • Promoting a healthy biota of soil for maximum nutrient uptake
  • Cutting irrigation water 30–50% vs a measured baseline
  • Reducing nutrient input by maximizing nutrient use efficiency
A young tree with WaterPearls mats at a field trial
Benefits

From nursery to plantation pledge.

  • Grow more seedlings on the same water budget
  • Steadier rootball through handling and transport
  • Stable soil moisture between irrigations
  • Improved soil health and biota
  • WaterPearls can be used as tags in the field for MRV
  • Ease the implementation of plantation pledges
WaterPearls beads
Reforestation

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