Effects of biodegradable plastic film mulching on soil microbial communities in two agroecosystems

Plastic mulch films are used globally in crop production but incur considerable disposal and environmental pollution issues. Biodegradable plastic mulch films (BDMs), an alternative to polyethylene (PE)-based films, are designed to be tilled into the soil where they are expected to be mineralized to...

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Main Authors: Sreejata Bandopadhyay, Henry Y. Sintim, Jennifer M. DeBruyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/9015.pdf