LLDPE Agriculture Film

Abstract

Mulching (Agriculture Film) is the practice of covering the soil around plants to improve the growing conditions for the crop. Historically natural mulches such as straw, compost, hay and wood chippings have been used but over the last 40 years paper and plastics have been tried. Because of its poor wet strength and price, paper has been found less effective and more costly than plastic. The result is that plastic mulch film is the primary choice for agricultural application. Plastic mulch film is widely used on high value crops, such as tomatoes, melons, cucumbers, squash, peppers, strawberries and increasingly on lower value crops such as corn and potatoes.