Soil Bioplastic Mulches for Agroecosystem Sustainability: A Comprehensive Review

Alternative Mulches for Sustainable Greenhouse Tomato Production

(2022) Jose Ignacio Marín-Guirao et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Advances and trends in microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and their building blocks

(2022) Qiang Gao et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

The role of cover crops in improving soil fertility and plant nutritional status in temperate climates. A review

(2022) Aurelio Scavo et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

From lignocellulose to plastics: Knowledge transfer on the degradation approaches by fungi

(2021) Paul Daly et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Plastic mulch use in perennial fruit cropping systems – A review

(2021) Huan Zhang et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Influence of photo-oxidation on the performance and soil degradation of oxo- and biodegradable polymer-based items for agricultural applications

(2021) Paola Rizzarelli et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Poly(lactic Acid): A Versatile Biobased Polymer for the Future with Multifunctional Properties—From Monomer Synthesis, Polymerization Techniques and Molecular Weight Increase to PLA Applications

(2021) Evangelia Balla et al.   Polymers

Pseudomonas putida Isolation and Quantification by Real-Time PCR in Agricultural Soil Biodegradable Mulching

(2021) Stefania Fontanazza et al.   Agriculture-Basel

Trifolium subterraneum cover cropping enhances soil fertility and weed seedbank dynamics in a Mediterranean apricot orchard

(2021) Aurelio Scavo et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Research progress on preparation and field application of paper mulch

(2021) Anling Li et al.   Environmental Technology & Innovation

Growing environmental footprint of plastics driven by coal combustion

(2021) Livia Cabernard et al.   Nature Sustainability

Degradation of Plastics under Anaerobic Conditions: A Short Review

(2020) Xochitl Quecholac-Piña et al.   Polymers

Weed Pressure, Yield, and Adhesion of Soil-biodegradable Mulches with Pie Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo)

(2020) Huan Zhang et al.   HORTSCIENCE

Biodegradable plastic mulches: Impact on the agricultural biotic environment

(2020) Hadaly Serrano-Ruiz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Bioplastic Film from Black Soldier Fly Prepupae Proteins Used as Mulch: Preliminary Results

(2020) Leonardo Setti et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Disintegration and mineralization of mulch films and leaf litter in soil

(2020) Maurizio Tosin et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Characterization of petroleum-based plastics and their absorbed trace metals from the sediments of the Marina Beach in Chennai, India

(2020) Thodhal Yoganandham Suman et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Productive and Physiological Response of Organic Potato Grown under Highly Calcareous Soils to Fertilization and Mycorrhization Management

(2020) Sara Lombardo et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Benchmarking the Agronomic Performance of Biodegradable Mulches against Polyethylene Mulch Film: A Meta-Analysis

(2020) Mauro B. D. Tofanelli et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Resident rhizosphere microbiome’s ecological dynamics and conservation: Towards achieving the envisioned Sustainable Development Goals, a review

(2020) Oluwadara Pelumi Omotayo et al.   International Soil and Water Conservation Research

Four years of continuous use of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch: impact on soil and groundwater quality

(2020) Henry Y. Sintim et al.   GEODERMA

The effect of different mulching on tomato development and yield

(2020) Sara Raquel Mendonça et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Biodegradation of microplastics in food and agriculture

(2020) Hannah S Zurier et al.   Current Opinion in Food Science

Green Bioplastics as Part of a Circular Bioeconomy

(2019) Hakan Karan et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Economic Evaluation of Biodegradable Plastic Films and Paper Mulches Used in Open-Air Grown Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) Crop

(2019) Ana Marí et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulches improve growth, yield, and weed management in floricane red raspberry

(2019) Huan Zhang et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Bacillus subtilis: A plant-growth promoting rhizobacterium that also impacts biotic stress

(2019) Abeer Hashem et al.   SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Plastics: Microbial Degradation, Environmental and Biotechnological Perspectives

(2019) Dominik Danso et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Genomic insights into plant growth promoting rhizobia capable of enhancing soybean germination under drought stress

(2019) Nicholas O. Igiehon et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Plant allelochemicals: agronomic, nutritional and ecological relevance in the soil system

(2019) Aurelio Scavo et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biodegradable PLA/PBAT mulch on microbial community structure in different soils

(2019) Min Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Evaluating the effects of biodegradable film mulching on soil water dynamics in a drip-irrigated field

(2019) Ning Chen et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Fungal potential for the degradation of petroleum-based polymers: An overview of macro- and microplastics biodegradation

(2019) Carmen Sánchez   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.) control with biodegradable mulches and its effect on fresh pepper production

(2019) A.I. Marí et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Soil contamination and sources of phthalates and its health risk in China: A review

(2018) Huixiong Lü et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Anaerobic bacteria in wastewater treatment plant

(2018) Marcin Cyprowski et al.   INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Biodegradation of Poly(lactic acid) in Soil Microcosms at Ambient Temperature: Evaluation of Natural Attenuation, Bio-augmentation and Bio-stimulation

(2018) Sadia Mehmood Satti et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

An overview of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution in agroecosystems

(2018) Ee-Ling Ng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Soil porosity, permeability and static and dynamic strength parameters under native forest/grassland compared to no-tillage cropping

(2018) Dörthe Holthusen et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Plastic flexible films waste management – A state of art review

(2018) O. Horodytska et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

Microbial communities responsible for the degradation of poly(lactic acid)/poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blend mulches in soil burial respirometric tests

(2018) Lenka Jeszeová et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Transgenic plants as a source of polyhydroxyalkanoates

(2018) Jędrzej Dobrogojski et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Microbial Inoculants for Improving Crop Quality and Human Health in Africa

(2018) Elizabeth Temitope Alori et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Biodegradation of synthetic polymers in soils: Tracking carbon into CO2and microbial biomass

(2018) Michael Thomas Zumstein et al.   Science Advances

Suitability of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Organic and Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems

(2017) Carol Miles et al.   HORTSCIENCE

Deterioration pattern of six biodegradable, potentially low-environmental impact mulches in field conditions

(2017) Marta M. Moreno et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Co-inoculation with Enterobacter and Rhizobacteria on Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the Alluvial Soil Under Indo-Gangetic Plain of India

(2017) Ashok Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

Recent advances in mulching materials and methods for modifying soil environment

(2017) M.A. Kader et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Properties of Soy Protein Isolate Biopolymer Film Modified by Graphene

(2017) Yufei Han et al.   Polymers

Preformed and sprayable polymeric mulch film to improve agricultural water use efficiency

(2016) Raju Adhikari et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Tillage effects on soil microbial biomass, SOM mineralization and enzyme activity in a semi-arid Calcixerepts

(2016) Vida Kabiri et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Effects of plastic film residues on occurrence of phthalates and microbial activity in soils

(2016) Jun Wang et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation?

(2016) Zacharias Steinmetz et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

An Underground Revolution: Biodiversity and Soil Ecological Engineering for Agricultural Sustainability

(2016) S. Franz Bender et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Mulching increases water-use efficiency of peach production on the rainfed semiarid Loess Plateau of China

(2015) Hong Wang et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Soil Degradation of Polylactic Acid/Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Based Nonwoven Mulches

(2015) Sathiskumar Dharmalingam et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Bacterial diversity in soils subjected to long-term chemical fertilization can be more stably maintained with the addition of livestock manure than wheat straw

(2015) Ruibo Sun et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Cover crops for managing weeds, soil chemical fertility and nutritional status of organically grown orange orchard in Sicily

(2015) Rosario Paolo Mauro et al.   Italian Journal of Agronomy

Native soil fungi associated with compostable plastics in three contrasting agricultural settings

(2014) Jennifer Moore-Kucera et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of Simulated Weathering on Physicochemical Properties and Inherent Biodegradation of PLA/PHA Nonwoven Mulches

(2014) Elodie Hablot et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Drought Tolerance Conferred to Sugarcane by Association with Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus: A Transcriptomic View of Hormone Pathways

(2014) Lívia Vargas et al.   PLoS One

Agricultural benefits and environmental risks of soil fertilization with anaerobic digestates: a review

(2013) Roger Nkoa   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Archaea in Biogeochemical Cycles

(2013) Pierre Offre et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Structure and Functions of the Bacterial Microbiota of Plants

(2013) Davide Bulgarelli et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Impact of mulching on soil and water dynamics under intermittent simulated rainfall

(2013) A.A.A. Montenegro et al.   CATENA

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Preparation and Performance of Novel Biodegradable Polymeric Materials Based on Hydrolyzed Proteins for Agricultural Application

(2013) L. Sartore et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Biodegradable mulch performed comparably to polyethylene in high tunnel tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) production

(2013) Jeremy S Cowan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Biodegradable mulch instead of polyethylene for weed control of processing tomato production

(2012) Alicia Cirujeda et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Polyethylene and biodegradable mulches for agricultural applications: a review

(2012) Subrahmaniyan Kasirajan et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Assessment of the interrelation between photooxidation and biodegradation of selected polyesters after artificial weathering

(2012) Petr Stloukal et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Biodegradation in a soil environment of activated sludge derived polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV)

(2012) Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Ethylene Formation by Catalytic Dehydration of Ethanol with Industrial Considerations

(2012) Denise Fan et al.   Materials

Bioplastics and Petroleum-based Plastics: Strengths and Weaknesses

(2011) F. Gironi et al.   Energy Sources Part A-Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects

Deciphering the Rhizosphere Microbiome for Disease-Suppressive Bacteria

(2011) R. Mendes et al.   SCIENCE

Rhizosphere interactions between microorganisms and plants govern iron and phosphorus acquisition along the root axis – model and research methods

(2011) Petra Marschner et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

PhyloChip hybridization uncovered an enormous bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of different potato cultivars: many common and few cultivar-dependent taxa

(2010) Nicole Weinert et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY

Mechanical and thermal properties of soy protein films processed by casting and compression

(2010) P. Guerrero et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING

One gram of soil: a microbial biochemical gene library

(2009) J. T. Trevors   ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Three Genomes from the Phylum Acidobacteria Provide Insight into the Lifestyles of These Microorganisms in Soils

(2009) N. L. Ward et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biodegradability of Plastics

(2009) Yutaka Tokiwa et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Applications and societal benefits of plastics

(2009) A. L. Andrady et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The rhizosphere zoo: An overview of plant-associated communities of microorganisms, including phages, bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and of some of their structuring factors

(2009) M. Buée et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rhizosphere: biophysics, biogeochemistry and ecological relevance

(2009) Philippe Hinsinger et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Mini-Review: Biosynthesis of Poly(hydroxyalkanoates)

(2009) Jingnan Lu et al.   Polymer Reviews

Polymer biodegradation: Mechanisms and estimation techniques – A review

(2008) Nathalie Lucas et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Coupling of heat, water vapor, and liquid water fluxes to compute evaporation in bare soils

(2008) Marco Bittelli et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY