Coloured plastic mulches: impact on soil properties and crop productivity

Abstract Mulches are materials applied in a soil surface for different roles and purposes. Plastic mulches with colour have been developed utilized crop production systems. Using coloured plastic is mainly focused modifying the radiation budget decreasing water loss. Besides, it helps to regulate temperature, use efficiency, plant growth, yield, quality weed insect infestation. In this review, knowledge possible application of mulches, which can improve physical properties, crops has reviewed discussed. The role mitigate harmful effect environmental stress also examined. Various physicochemical processes leading improved under combined results indicated that, highly significant on moisture holding capacity. While black blue plastics increase clear white decreases it. Higher number fruits, roots, tubers bulbs was recorded mulches. Similarly, TSS, Vitamin C juice percentage plants showed improvement. It reported that infestation viral diseases reduced. Coloured some negative impacts like, decrease growth yield plants, pest infestation, microplastics contamination, puddling, structural loss reduce activity soil-microorganisms. Therefore, require close inspection interaction factors like; cropping season, root zone type, efficiency factors.