This research was carried out in order to demonstrate that mulching the ground helps to
conserve water, because agricultural sustainability in dryland contexts is threatened by …

The global temperature has been increasing over the years due to climate change that,
directly or indirectly, affects water and energy consumptions in the agriculture sector. The …

Agricultural water resources have been limited over the years due to global warming and
irregular rainfall in the arid and semi-arid regions. To mitigate the water stress in agriculture …

The extensive use and inadequate recycling of agricultural mulch film has caused serious
environmental pollution. Studies have shown that farmers' cognition on agricultural mulch …

Agricultural mulch film (AMF) is deemed an important source of microplastics (MPs) in
agricultural soil (AS). However, quantitating the contribution of AMFs to MPs in farmland soil …

In Europe, most greenhouse vegetable crops are grown in soil. Where soilless systems are
used, apart from in The Netherlands, Belgium and France, they are mostly free-draining …

Replacing petrochemical polymers with biomaterials for biodegradable mulch applications
has attracted widespread attention. However, improving film performance and reducing …

Agricultural production is facing challenges such as water scarcity, declining soil quality, and
excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and there is an urgent need to find …

Many sustainability challenges, such as contamination of air, water, and soil or climate
change, can be traced back to specific polluting substances (eg, mercury), technologies (eg …

Biodegradable mulch film was considered to be a sustainable ecological alternative
alleviate of plastic mulch film. Extensive studies related to biodegradable mulch film have …