Weed control with biodegradable mulch in vegetable crops

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 801 PART 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 291-297

  Minuto, G ^a   Pisi, L ^a   Tinivella, F ^a   Bruzzone, C ^a   Guerrini, S ^b   Versari, M ^b   Pini, S ^c   Capurro, M ^c  

^a Centro Regionale di Sperimentazione ed Assistenza Agricola (CeRSAA)   (Italy)

^b Novamont SpA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastic; Soil mulching; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

ABIES ALBA; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CORYLUS AMERICANA; CUCUMIS; CUCURBITA PEPO VAR. MELOPEPO; CYNARA SCOLYMUS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; SOLANUM MELONGENA; VITIS;

EID: 71449117219     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2008.801.29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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