Highlights•Biodegradable plastics are an important component of the circular economy
model.•Biodegradable plastics are not a silver bullet to prevent plastic pollution.•Further …

Agricultural plastic mulching is an important horticultural process for increasing crop yields
because it preserves soil moisture, soil temperature, and nutrients, and avoids the need for …

Since the 1940s, the introduction of plastic technology caused a true revolution in
agriculture. Among the uses of plastics, mulch films have been used to improve yields and …

Although biodegradable plastic film is a promising alternative product for reducing
polyethylene plastic pollution in agricultural soils, the effects of its residues on plant growth …

Soil-biodegradable plastic mulch films are a promising alternative to polyethylene mulches,
but adoption has been slow, in part because of uncertainties about in-field degradation. The …

Polyethylene plastic mulches are widely used in specialty crop** systems in the United
States due to the horticultural benefits they provide. However, polyethylene mulch is …

The excessive use of plastic in modern agriculture is threatening the overall sustainability of
our ecosystem due to persistency of residual plastic residues in both terrestrial and aquatic …

There is an increased interest in the use of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch due to limited
disposal options for conventional polyethylene mulch. However, information about the …

Mulching practice offers farmers an opportunity to minimize the effects of drought, water loss,
and soil erosion on crop production. Plastic film is widely used as a mulching material; …

Biodegradable film mulching (BM) is considered as the best alternative to plastic film
mulching (PM) since it can prevent pollution caused due to plastic residues. However, the …