Water evaporation reduction on free surfaces by using stearilic alcohol as a retardant

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R. Polón

Abstract

The experiment was developed under semicontrolled conditions in Los Palacios Rice Research Station for three years (2005-2007) applying a randomized complete experimental design, two treatments and five replicates. The study consisted of using a water evaporation retardant
(stearilic alcohol) making a monolayer on the free water surface, which prevented big water losses by evaporation; the treatment with retardant reduced losses up to 14.97 mg.min-1.cm-2, whereas the treatment without it reached the biggest water losses: 30.27 mg.min-1.cm-2; thus, the retardant is very effective, since its application proved to reduce significantly water
losses.

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Polón, R. (2015). Water evaporation reduction on free surfaces by using stearilic alcohol as a retardant. Cultivos Tropicales, 30(1), 87–89. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/955
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