Photodegradable plastics in agriculture

  • Dan Gilead
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Summary

The wide application of plastics in agriculture has a decisive influence on cultivation practices. Plastic films used as a growing aid in the form of mulch and tunnel covers have increased yields. The debris of these films left behind after the harvest poses a serious disposal problem. The controlled photodegradation of plastics affords a workable solution not only to this problem but opens new possibilities of the programmed removal of the films even during the growing period of the crops when this is desirable.

Keywords

Drip Irrigation Plastic Film Disposal Problem Plastic Mulch Mulch Film 
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