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Super Absorbent Polymers (SAPs) are the new type of three-dimensional macro cross-linked hydrophilic polymers, which swell without dissolving on contacting with water or other biological fluids and by osmosis, will uptake about 100,000% of its own weight in a short span of time. In the soil, they form granules to enhance its properties and for slow release of agrochemicals. The various characteristics of these super absorbent polymers overcome the problems related to the degradation process, environmental and health issues. This chapter would prove to be a comprehensive review on various SAPs (natural and synthetic), their properties, preparation techniques, modification with specific functions and their applications with remarkable advantages in agriculture sector. Here the emphasis is given to the two key applications of SAPs, i.e., water absorbance and retention and as control release devices for agrochemicals. The future developments of SAPs have also been discussed in this chapter for providing a background for their amazing properties/performance in the field of agriculture.

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