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Pomologia Croatica : Glasilo Hrvatskog agronomskog društva, Vol. 20 No. 1-4, 2014.

Review article

Usage of mulch foils in berry production

Petra Škrlec ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Boris Duralija orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-5016 ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

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Abstract

The aim of this paper according to the studies so far is to present mulch foils in fruit growing and how they effect the growth and fruitfulness. There are different types of polyethylene (PE) foils for mulching, such as black, transparent, black and white, coloured and biodegradable. In this paper the activity of mulch foils is shown through the impact on abiotic and biotic factors of growth and fruitfulness. The biotic factors observed are the impact on pathogenes and pests, and the impact on weed control, while the abiotic factors are the impact on soil temperature, soil moisture and adoption of nutrients. It is concluded that mulch foils are very effective in stopping evaporation from soil, thus increasing its content in the soil. Besides that, these foils can also have a positive impact on increasing the soil temperature, but they do not have the same impact on adopting nutrients depending on types of berries. Considering the impact on pathogenes and pests, the mulch foils represent a barrier for their harmful activity, thus preventing damages. The use of mulch foils is considered a very positive way of weed control and could be used in the future as an alternative to herbicides use. All of the impacts before mentioned influence growth and fruitfulness, so it was observed that productivity of berries increased. Some types of berries increased their productivity up to 110%. Furthermore, it was concluded that biodegradable mulch foils can successfully replace PE foils in most of their above mentioned characteristics and could represent a solution to the problems considering disposal of PE foils and their harmful impact on environment.

Keywords

berries; biotic factors; abiotic factors; mulch foils; biodegradable mulch foil

Hrčak ID:

145486

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/145486

Publication date:

16.9.2015.

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