Biodegradable plastic mulch films (BMFs) have been used in agriculture as an alternative to conventional polyethylene mulches, offering benefits such as reduced labor costs and in-soil ...
Each year, on our fruit-and-vegetable farm in New England, my family covers about a quarter of our 50 acres with plastic mulch. Rolls of it, five feet wide and 4,000 feet long, sit on a machine that ...
The northwest arid region of China exhibits distinctive agroclimatic characteristics characterized by prolonged sunshine duration, strong solar radiation, and significant diurnal temperature ...
Nearly a billion pounds of plastic film mulch is used in American agriculture each year, and most of it is dumped into landfills. New research from Washington State University shows that recycling ...
Head out into the forest and you'll find every plant surrounded by nature's mulch — fallen leaves and decomposing vegetation. The soil beneath the litter is usually moist and nutrient-rich. We can ...
Many years ago early in my agriculture/gardening career, I discovered a book written by a woman who developed a novel way of gardening. Ruth Stout’s gardening technique involved applying layers of ...
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