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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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Leaf removal and prohexadione-calcium can modify Camarosa strawberry nursery plant morphology for plasticulture fruit production

, 2005
Mowing and the application of a new gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitor, prohexadione-calcium (ProCa), were studied as methods to modify the bate-root transplant morphology of Camarosa strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne) in a Nova Scotia nursery ...
Reekie, J.Y., Duval, J., Chandler, C., Struik, P.C., Hicklenton, P.   +4 more
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Disponibilidade hídrica, radiação solar e fotossíntese em videiras 'Cabernet Sauvignon' sob cultivo protegido Water supply, solar radiation and photosynthesis in 'Cabernet Sauvignon' grapevines under plastic covering

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2009
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da cobertura de videira 'Cabernet Sauvignon' com lona plástica translúcida sobre a disponibilidade de luz e água, a concentração foliar de clorofila e a fotossíntese.
Clenilso Sehnen Mota, Cassandro Vidal Talamini do Amarante, Henrique Pessoa dos Santos, Jackson Adriano Albuquerque   +3 more
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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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Impact of Plastics in Agriculture

Agriculture
Plastics are an integral part of crop cultivation, a practice often referred to as “plasticulture” [...]
Douglas G. Hayes
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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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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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Plasticulture banana pepper response to clomazone applied pretransplanting

, 2023
Few published studies exist documenting banana pepper tolerance to clomazone. Therefore, field trials were conducted in 2022 at two Indiana locations [Meigs Horticulture Research Farm and the Pinney Purdue Agricultural Center (PPAC)] to evaluate crop ...
Cooper, Emmanuel, Cerritos, Josué, Meyers, Stephen L., Arana, Jeanine, Medina Castro, Luis F., López, Carlos A.   +5 more
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Plastic residues and microplastics in agroecosystems: How Egyptian farmers perceive the risks?

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The widespread presence of microplastic contamination is now recognized as an evolving issue with detrimental effects on agroecosystems. In response, governments and environmental organizations have emphasized the severity of plastic residues and ...
Hazem S. Kassem, Ahmed Mosa, Mondira Bhattacharya, Mohammed AbouElnaga, Moshira Elagamy, Doaa Atiya, Belal Elgamal, Henny Osbahr   +7 more
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