Abstract:
Mulching (Agriculture Film) is the practice of covering the soil around plants
to improve the growing conditions for the crop. Historically natural mulches
such as straw, compost, hay and wood chippings have been used but over
the last 40 years paper and plastics have been tried. Because of its poor
wet strength and price, paper has been found less effective and more costly
than plastic. The result is that plastic mulch film is the primary choice for
agricultural application.
Plastic mulch film is widely used on high value crops, such as tomatoes,
melons, cucumbers, squash, peppers, strawberries and increasingly on
lower value crops such as corn and potatoes.
