PLASTIC MATERIALS IN EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE: ACTUAL USE AND PERSPECTIVES
The world consumption of plastics in agriculture amounts yearly to 6.5 million tons. In addition to conventional polymers used in agriculture for greenhouses and mulches such as PE, PVC, EVA, photo-selective and luminescent polymers have been used, in order to improve the quality of crops. For the s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Agricultural Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://www.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/28 |