Stevens et al., 1991 - Google Patents
Plastic chemistry and technology as related to plasticulture and solar heating of soilStevens et al., 1991
- Document ID
- 16586629253656277913
- Author
- Stevens C
- Khan V
- Brown J
- Hochmuth G
- Splittstoesser W
- Granberry D
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Soil solarization. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL
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Plasticulture is the science and technology of the use of plastics in the agricultural industry. The science of plasticulture had its beginning in 1924 when Warp1 developed the first glass substitute for widespread agricultural use. British scientists first made polyethylene (PE) as a …
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- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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- A01G13/00—Protecting plants
- A01G13/02—Protective coverings for plants; Coverings for the ground; Devices for laying-out or removing coverings
- A01G13/0256—Ground coverings
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- A01G13/0275—Films
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