Plastic Mulch Films in Agriculture: Their Use, Environmental Problems, Recycling and Alternatives

Agricultural plastic mulching is an important horticultural process for increasing crop yields because it preserves soil moisture, soil temperature, and nutrients, and avoids the need for weed herbicides. However, there are risks to using plastic mulch, since residual macroplastic (MaP), microplasti...

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Main Authors: Kotaiba Salama, Martin Geyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Environments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/10/10/179