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A nationwide assessment of microplastic abundance in agricultural soils: The influence of plastic crop covers within the United Kingdom

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 304-314, March 2024.
Agricultural soils are substantial receptors of plastic pollution. Plastic crop covers, a facet of agriplastics, may represent an important contribution to microplastic load in agricultural soils. The authors present a nationwide study of agricultural soils in the United Kingdom, comparing microplastic load between sites where plastic crop covers are ...
Samuel J. Cusworth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Object-Based Greenhouse Mapping Using Very High Resolution Satellite Data and Landsat 8 Time Series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Greenhouse mapping through remote sensing has received extensive attention over the last decades. In this article, the innovative goal relies on mapping greenhouses through the combined use of very high resolution satellite data (WorldView-2) and Landsat
Aguilar Torres, Fernando José   +4 more
core   +5 more sources

Fruit quality and occurrence of mildew in Niagara Rosada grown under plastic cover and defoliation rates

open access: yesRevista Ceres
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the agronomic behavior of the Niagara Rosada variety cultivated under plastic cover, using defoliation intensities, and its influence on the Plasmopara viticola. The experiment was conducted in Francisco Beltrão,
Solivan Rosanelli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Desempenho da cultura da rúcula cultivada em época de verão em túneis baixos de polietileno perfurado Performance of rocket press culture in low tunnels with polyethylene plastic perforated in summer

open access: yesEngenharia Agrícola, 2004
O túnel baixo é um tipo de ambiente protegido utilizado, principalmente, em cultivo de espécies de pequeno porte, como alface, morango, pimentão, rúcula e pepino.
Edilaine R. Pereira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modellization of the process of natural aging of a polymer material applied for greenhouse covers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
[EN] It is presented a procedure to determine the aging of greenhouse cover materials constituted by a polymer material. For this purpose, it is performed a continued monitoring of the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and the global radiation ...
Castillo, J.   +4 more
core  

Photosynthesis, growth, and fruit yield of cucumber in response to oxo-degradable plastic mulches

open access: yesActa Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science, 2017
The use of plastic mulch is associated with a higher increase in yield of vegetables. However, at the end of the growing season for each crop, plastic mulching can create environmental pollution that can cause negative impacts on the environment that ...
Gorgonio López-Tolentino   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Costs of Adopting Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) to Ensure Food Safety in Fresh Strawberries [PDF]

open access: yes
Crop Production/Industries, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,
Thornsbury, Suzanne, Woods, Mollie
core   +1 more source

Economic Potential of Using High Tunnel Hoop Houses to Produce Fruits and Vegetables [PDF]

open access: yes
Hoop house plasticulture has been promoted as a production technology that allows fruit and vegetable crops to be grown in the cool season months in early spring and late fall.
Biermacher, Jon T.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Vol. 11, No. 9, Jun. 9, 2005: Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
published or submitted for publicationnot peer ...
Weinzierl, Rick
core  

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