Can Superabsorbent Polymers Improve Plants Production in Arid Regions?

Table 1

Some information on the articles used in the meta-analysis of the effect of water superabsorbents.

Authors	Number of articles	Crop species
Jahan et al. (2013), Koohestani et al. (2009), Khadem et al. (2010) and Yousefi Fard et al. (2010)	4	Maize
Gholami et al. (2012)	1	Wheat
Allahyari et al. (2013), Rajabi et al. (2011)	2	Pea
Jahan et al. (2012) and Jahan et al. (2017)	2	Bean
Roostayi et al. (2011)	1	Soybean
Rahmani et al. (2009)	1	Mustard
Jahan et al. (2014)	1	Basil
Jahan et al. (2019)	1	Sesame