Properties of new biodegradable plastics for mulching, and characterization of their degradation in the laboratory and in the field

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 275-282

  Martin Closas, L ^a   Pelacho, A M ^a   Picuno, P ^b   Rodriguez D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Biodegradable film; Biopolymers; Lycopersicon esculentum; Mechanical analysis; Organic horticulture; Productivity

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 71449116972     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.801.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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