Farm
Muscatine Island Farm
Extension Number
RFR A1018
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
Plastic mulches can provide vegetable growers with earlier crop maturity, better yields and quality, improved disease, insect and weed control, and more efficient fertilizer and water use. The downside of using mulches is the high cost of installation and removal and disposal at the end of the season. A partial solution to this problem has been the development of degradable mulches, which can be left in the field at the end of the season, eliminating removal costs.
Copyright Owner
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Lawson, Vincent and Taber, Henry G., "Degradable Mulch Evaluation" (2011). Iowa State Research Farm Progress Reports. 226.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/farms_reports/226