Mechanical behaviour of biodegradable agricultural films under real field conditions

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1256-1272

  Briassoulis, D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agricultural films; Biodegradable materials; Degradation of plastic films; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENES;

AGEING; AGRICULTURAL FILMS; BIODEGRADABLE FILMS; DEGRADATION OF PLASTIC FILMS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 33747794092     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.09.016     Document Type: Article

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