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What Are the Components of a Plasticulture Vegetable System? [PDF]

HortTechnology, 1996
Plasticulture, simply defined, is a system of growing crops wherein a significant benefit is derived from using products derived from plastic polymers. The discovery and development of the polythylene polymer in the late 1930s, and its subsequent introduction in the early 1950s in the form of plastic films, mulches, and drip-irrigation tubing and tape,
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Yield, Evapotranspiration, Production Functions, Crop Coefficients, Water Productivity and Soil‐Water Extraction of Three Watermelon Varieties

Irrigation and Drainage, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 479-497, April 2026.
ABSTRACT While watermelon is an important commodity in the United States and worldwide, some of the fundamental watermelon productivity indices (crop evapotranspiration [ETc], transpiration [Tr], evaporation [E], ET‐yield production functions [ETYPF], basal crop coefficients [Kcb], crop water productivity [CWP], soil‐water extraction [SWE]) have not ...
Suat Irmak
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Plasticulture in California Vegetable Production [PDF]

, 2000
Author(s): Schrader, Wayne L | Abstract: Farmers up and down California are using plastic mulches, row covers, and tunnels to improve vegetable production or extend the growing season. This publication describes the variety of materials available, their uses, and their potential benefits.
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Breeding for Sustainable Strawberries: Evaluating the Environmental Impact of Different Cultivation Systems Across Europe

Food and Energy Security, Volume 14, Issue 6, November/December 2025.
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to quantify the variation in environmental impacts of strawberry production across Europe to inform breeders and fruit producers on practical ways to improve the sustainability of their products. We assessed the environmental impact of different strawberry genotypes and cultivation systems, including open field and ...
Kofi Armah Boakye‐Yiadom, Lucia Olivi, Alessio Ilari, Erica Costantini, Luca Mazzoni, Franco Capocasa, Henning Wagner, Veronika Waurich, Klaus Olbricht, Paolo Zucchi, Loris Osti, Saila Karhu, Marja Rantanen, Tuuli Haikonen, Daniel James Sargent, Chandra Bhan Yadav, Duygu Ayvaz Sönmez, Ebru Kafkas, Salih Kafkas, Michela Mattioli, Marzio Zaccarini, Bruno Mezzetti, Daniele Duca   +22 more
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Production and Recycling of Agricultural Mulching Films in Morocco: Challenges, Barriers, and Strategic Pathways

Natural Built Social Environment Health
Agricultural mulching films, mainly made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE), play a central role in Morocco's agricultural development, particularly in high value-added regions such as Souss-Massa and Gharb.
Fatima Azzahra Louanjli, Ghita Radi Benjelloun, Khawla Waddi, FatimaZahra Boutaleb, Rajaa Tesse, Ikrame Charef, Meriem Mahmoudi, Bouchaib Bahlaouan, Nadia Boutaleb   +8 more
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Deep learning‐based laser weed control compared to conventional herbicide application across three vegetable production systems

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 8, Page 4922-4936, August 2025.
In 2024, trials in New Jersey and New York evaluated the effectiveness of laser weeding with a Carbon Robotics unit compared with herbicides on beets, spinach, and peas. Results demonstrated that laser weeding was as effective or superior to herbicides in controlling weeds, reducing biomass by ≥97% and boosting crop growth by ≥30%.
Lynn M Sosnoskie, Kylie Bill, Aleah Butler‐Jones, Wesley M Bouchelle, Thierry E Besançon   +4 more
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The Global Greenhouse Boom: Emerging Geographies of Agri‐Food Intensification in the Plantationocene

Geography Compass, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT The global greenhouse boom is central to the accelerating intensification of agri‐food systems. Perspectives and principles of critical agrarian studies, the Plantationocene, and environment‐society geography are used to offer a novel approach to the global greenhouse boom.
Karl S. Zimmerer, Martha G. Bell
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Control of Black Medic in Strawberry Production

EDIS, 2018
Black medic is an annual broadleaf weed that competes with strawberry crops and impedes harvest. This 4-page document describes how to manage black medic in strawberry production. Written by Shaun M. Sharpe and Nathan S.
Shaun M. Sharpe, Nathan S. Boyd
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Filme plástico perfurado em túneis baixos cultivados com alface Perforated plastic film for low tunnels cultivated with lettuce

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2002
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar as condições micrometeorológicas no interior de túneis baixos cultivados com alface, através da perfuração do filme plástico, técnica utilizada para melhorar a ventilação no interior dos túneis, porém ainda pouco ...
José E. B. A. Monteiro, Iran J. O. da Silva, Sônia M. Piedade   +2 more
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Cover Crop Performance between Plastic-mulched Beds: Impacts on Weeds and Soil Resources

HortScience, 2020
Growing a cover crop living mulch between plastic-mulched beds may reduce soil erosion while providing other agroecosystem services. However, information regarding the relative differences among living mulch species to maximize services and minimize ...
Alyssa R. Tarrant , Daniel C. Brainard , Zachary D. Hayden   +2 more
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