The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural hydrogel development, and particularly relates to hydrogel for slowly releasing
plant biostimulant as well as a preparation method and application of the hydrogel. The hydrogel is obtained by crosslinking the
polyglutamic acid and the 2-keto-L-
gulonic acid fermentation liquor. The hydrogel disclosed by the invention is relatively high in
mechanical strength, has relatively good adsorption performance on soil
moisture and shows good
water storage and
retention capacity, so that the use amount of
irrigation water is effectively reduced; besides, the hydrogel can continuously release
glutamic acid, 2-keto-L-
gulonic acid, D-
gulonic acid-gamma-
lactone,
citric acid and other micromolecular organic matters with the
plant biostimulant function in the soil microenvironment, the content of quick-acting organic nutrients in soil is effectively increased while the
water retention effect is achieved, the microbial activity is enhanced, and the
soil remediation effect is improved. The
soil conditioner can improve
crop rhizosphere soil and strengthen the synergistic effect of water and
fertilizer, thereby effectively promoting
crop growth, yield increase and
vitamin C accumulation, and has good application value in the fields of
agriculture and environment.