date:Jul 12, 2023
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What we are seeing is a huge quantity of plastic material being shed where the mulch is used to enhance strawberry production. These can remain in the soil for decades or longer, says Dr. Ekta Tiwari, the studys lead author.
Plastic mulch provides benefits, but at the expense of long-term soil quality. Its difficult and expensive to remove these particles from the soil, so once they are there they can stay indefinitely.
Plastic even in the best managed fields
Polyethylene (PE