This study had the objective of evaluating the effect of five doses of the hidratassolo® hydrogel polymer 0, 4, 8, 12 and 16 dg kg-1 of dry soil, and two irrigation water depths, 60 and 120% of the reference evapotranspiration, on the vegetative characteristics of coriander. A completely randomized experimental design was adopted in split-plots, with four replications. At two stages of coriander growth the water use efficiency, the yield of green and dry matter, and the number of plants increased linearly with the elevation of dose of the polymer, when the smallest water depth was applied, except in the prediction of the height of plants at the first stage of planting according to quadratic model. With application of higher water depth (120%), the estimates of the appraised characteristics with significant interaction were maximized with ideal doses in the range of 6 to 11 dg kg-1 , and also the employment of the maximum dose of 16 dg kg-1 provided a fall in relation to the control.
soil conditioner; drainage lysimeter; irrigation management
