Field testing of paper/polymerized vegetable oil mulches for enhancing growth of eastern cottonwood trees for pulp

Shogren, Randal L.; Rousseau, Randall J.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.11.019

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“…Shogren and Hochmuth (2004) and Shogren and Rousseau (2005) found that paper mulch coated with vegetable oil lasted in good shape up to three months. Thereafter, a few cracks and holes developed in the coated paper mulch but these did not allow a noticeable amount of weeds to penetrate the mulch or detachment of the buried edge.…”

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Feasibility of paper mulches in crop production —a review

Haapala

Palonen²,

Korpela

et al. 2014

AFSci

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Mulching has become an important practice in modern field production. Plastics are the most widespread mulching materials, and especially black polyethylene is used almost everywhere due to its low price and proved positive results in production. Together with its still growing popularity, there is increasing concern about the environmental effects of using such vast amounts of plastics in agriculture without solutions for sustainable and safe disposal of the material. There have been several attempts to try to find safe and environmentally friendly alternative materials to replace plastic mulches. The use of biodegradable films is increasing because they can be left safely in the field after harvesting, but they are not very durable and are much more expensive than plastics. Another alternative is paper. This article reviews the published research on paper mulches and discusses the opportunity that they offer for solving the problems of the immense use of plastics in agriculture and the associated environmental threat. Different mulching materials have been used for different agricultural and horticultural species in different climatic environments, and results vary according to the chosen approach, growing practices, conditions and species, so generalizations are hard to make. One advantage of paper mulches is that they do not create the disposal problems that plastic films always and partially degradable bio-films often do in long-term use. Paper mulches break down naturally after usage and incorporate into the soil. Laying paper mulches in large scale farming is a problem to be solved. The quality of the paper needs to be adapted or improved for mulching purposes, and its price needs to be more competitive with that of plastic mulches. The review shows that there is considerable potential for using paper mulches in agriculture and horticulture.

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Section: Degradabilitymentioning

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Feasibility of paper mulches in crop production —a review

Haapala

Palonen²,

Korpela

et al. 2014

AFSci

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“…The practice of using mulching film to improve the growth and yield of annual and perennial crops has long been recognized [1]. Mulching film preserves heat and moisture, reduces pressure from weeds and pathogens, and conserves water and fertilizer [2][3][4].…”

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“…However, the major problem associated with the use of non-biodegradable plastic films is that they can pollute soil when they are buried in landfills; in addition, the removal and disposal of these plastic residues from the field either before or after harvest is costly and time-consuming [1,5]. For these reasons, farmers usually incorporate used films into the soil; occasionally, they burn the used plastic films, causing harmful pollution [6].…”

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Physical and Degradable Properties of Mulching Films Prepared from Natural Fibers and Biodegradable Polymers

Tan

Wang

et al. 2016

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:The use of plastic film in agriculture has the serious drawback of producing vast quantities of waste. In this work, films were prepared from natural fibers and biodegradable polymers as potential substitutes for the conventional non-biodegradable plastic film used as mulching material in agricultural production. The physical properties (e.g., mechanical properties, heat preservation, water permeability, and photopermeability) and degradation characteristics (evaluated by micro-organic culture testing and soil burial testing) of the films were studied in both laboratory and field tests. The experimental results indicated that these fiber/polymer films exhibited favorable physical properties that were sufficient for use in mulching film applications. Moreover, the degradation degree of the three tested films decreased in the following order: fiber/starch (ST) film > fiber/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) film > fiber/polyacrylate (PA) film. The fiber/starch and fiber/PVA films were made from completely biodegradable materials and demonstrated the potential to substitute non-biodegradable films.

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“…In addition, disposal of non-biodegradable films from the fields is costly and time consuming. Hence, farmers usually burned the used plastic films and causing severe air pollution 4 . Awareness on environmental pollution was triggered researchers to locate suitable biopolymers to substitute petroleum derived plastics which are non-degradable in nature.…”

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Effect of Empty Fruit Brunch reinforcement in PolyButylene-Succinate/Modified Tapioca Starch blend for Agricultural Mulch Films

Ayu¹,

Abdan

Saffian³

et al. 2020

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In this study, it focused on empty fruit brunch (EFB) fibres reinforcement in polybutylene succinate (PBS) with modified tapioca starch by using hot press technique for the use of agricultural mulch film. Mechanical, morphological and thermal properties were studied. Mechanical analysis showed decreased in values of modulus strength for both tensile and flexural testing for fibres insertion. Higher EFB fibre contents in films resulted lower mechanical properties due to poor fibre wetting from insufficient matrix. This has also found evident in SEM micrograph, showing poor interfacial bonding. Water vapour permeability (WVP) shows as higher hydrophilic EFB fibre reinforcement contents, the rate of WVP also increase. Besides this, little or no significant changes on thermal properties for composite films. This is because high thermal stability PBS polymer show its superior thermal properties dominantly. Even though EFB fibres insertion into PBS/tapioca starch biocomposite films have found lower mechanical properties. It successfully reduced the cost of mulch film production without significant changes of thermal performances. open Scientific RepoRtS | (2020) 10:1166 | https://doi.

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Field testing of paper/polymerized vegetable oil mulches for enhancing growth of eastern cottonwood trees for pulp

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

Feasibility of paper mulches in crop production —a review

Feasibility of paper mulches in crop production —a review

Physical and Degradable Properties of Mulching Films Prepared from Natural Fibers and Biodegradable Polymers

Effect of Empty Fruit Brunch reinforcement in PolyButylene-Succinate/Modified Tapioca Starch blend for Agricultural Mulch Films

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