The use of plastics in horticulture is reviewed with respect to its sustainability based on the traditional criteria triple Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycling) plus a re-place strategy, taking into account possible alternatives. Hail (and insect) nets made HD-PE, their long-term mostly apple polytunnels LD-PE for cherry strawberry as well solarisation mulches (reuse), were found be relatively sus...

Study was carried out in two different locations (L1: Yüzbaşılar village and L2: TUAM (Iğdır University Agricultural Application Research Center) 2020 to determine the effect of waste mulch materials on weed control tomato yield. In study, five (tree heaven, fine sawdust, wood chips, shredded paper sheep wool) were used. Each plot has weed-free group. The effects mulching weeding, dry weight, y...

Moving towards sustainable agriculture implies exploring the interconnections between farming and the environment, and soil is a key component of sustainability. Mulching is one of the methods to protect and enhance the productivity of the soil. We studied here the effect of mulching applied to mandarin tree rows for weed control in two localities near Tortosa, Spain, to compare its performance...

Different colored plastic mulches have been developed and used in various crop production methods. The main goals of using are to modify the radiation budget reduce soil water loss. In addition, it aids controlling weed insect infestation as well temperature, use effectiveness, plant development, yield, quality. growth development baby corn depend on several geographical climatic conditions its...

An experiment was conducted in the horticultural farm at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka to evaluate Mulch practices on Growth and yield of four Lisianthus germplasm. The consisted treatments (Mo: Control, Ms: Straw mulch, Mc: Cocodust Mbp: Black polythene mulch) germplasms (V1: Arena Type Pure White,V2: Double White, V3: Light Pink, V4:Super Magic Blue), laid out a Randomized Comp...