Plastic mulch is a product used in plasticulture in a similar fashion to mulch, to suppress weeds and conserve water in crop production and landscaping...
16 KB (2,148 words) - 15:10, 21 February 2024
visual appeal of the area. A mulch is usually, but not exclusively, organic in nature. It may be permanent (e.g. plastic sheeting) or temporary (e.g....
32 KB (3,800 words) - 04:37, 13 September 2024
Plasticulture (redirect from Plastic in agriculture)
Such coverings range from plastic mulch film, row coverings, high and low tunnels (polytunnels), to plastic greenhouses. Plastic used in agriculture was...
15 KB (1,847 words) - 12:17, 14 October 2023
for the farm. Plasticulture is the use of plastic mulch in agriculture. Farmers use plastic sheets as mulch to cover 50-70% of the soil and allow them...
26 KB (6,588 words) - 19:33, 7 August 2024
Rubber mulch is a type of mulch used in gardening and landscaping that is made from recycled rubber, most often crumb rubber sourced from waste tires....
9 KB (981 words) - 12:03, 27 March 2024
polystyrene (EPS). Plastic waste is generated in sectors including agriculture (e.g. irrigation pipes, greenhouse covers, fencing, pellets, mulch; construction...
185 KB (19,745 words) - 04:40, 27 August 2024
in China, plastic mulch also has the potential to conserve water in agricultural practices. The "mulch" is really a thin sheet of plastic that is placed...
41 KB (4,730 words) - 14:28, 8 September 2024
With the widespread use of plastic mulch, plastic mulch layers, transplanters, and seeders lay down long rows of plastic, and plant through them automatically...
18 KB (1,946 words) - 08:25, 7 August 2024
herbicides. It is also one of the few weeds that cannot be stopped with plastic mulch. Weed pulling in gardens usually results in breakage of roots, leaving...
22 KB (2,367 words) - 14:37, 12 September 2024
The growing season can be lengthened by the use of fleece, cloches, plastic mulch, polytunnels, and greenhouses. In hotter regions, the production of...
41 KB (4,011 words) - 18:36, 7 September 2024