Omani women create an environment-friendly product

Omani women create an environment-friendly product that preserves soil moisture, Oman News Agency said. A statement issued online by ONA said that the student company, Estidama, of the German University of Technology was able to create a gel product consisting of important plant nutrients and materials that helps balance out the imbalance that may occur to the soil or the plant with super absorbent materials to conserve water and maintain soil moisture. Khulud bint Khalfan Al-Olayan told ONA that the product has a number of advantages represented in its superior ability to absorb and retain water to make the soil medium moist and suitable for plants.