Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions

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

(2017) Carol Miles et al.   HORTSCIENCE

Contamination of Phthalate Esters in Vegetable Agriculture and Human Cumulative Risk Assessment

(2017) Ning CHEN et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Effects of straw and plastic film mulching on greenhouse gas emissions in Loess Plateau, China: A field study of 2 consecutive wheat-maize rotation cycles

(2017) Haixin Chen et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Recent advances in mulching materials and methods for modifying soil environment

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

Multi-site assessment of the effects of plastic-film mulch on the soil organic carbon balance in semiarid areas of China

(2016) Yong Peng Wang et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Biochemical and Structural Insights into Enzymatic Depolymerization of Polylactic Acid and Other Polyesters by Microbial Carboxylesterases

(2016) Mahbod Hajighasemi et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Performance and environmental impact of biodegradable polymers as agricultural mulching films

(2016) François Touchaleaume et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Characteristics and mechanisms of acrylate polymer damage to maize seedlings

(2016) Xian Chen et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Microplastics in the Terrestrial Ecosystem: Implications for Lumbricus terrestris (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)

(2016) Esperanza Huerta Lwanga et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Preparation and characteristics of biodegradable mulching films based on fermentation industry wastes

(2016) Zefeng Ma et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Temporal and spatial variation of soil respiration under mulching in a greenhouse cucumber cultivation

(2016) Lan Mu et al.   PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA BRASILEIRA

Influences of poly(butylene adipate- co -terephthalate) on soil microbiota and plant growth

(2016) Fumihiro Muroi et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

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

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

Plastic mulching increased soil CO2concentration and emissions from an oasis cotton field in Central Asia

(2016) Y. Yu et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT

Degradation of agricultural biodegradable plastics in the soil under laboratory conditions

(2016) D. H. Barrag�n et al.   Soil Research

Effects of plastic film mulching on soil greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O) concentration within soil profiles in maize fields on the Loess Plateau, China

(2016) Wei-ge NAN et al.   Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Long-term effect of plastic film mulching and fertilization on bacterial communities in a brown soil revealed by high through-put sequencing

(2016) John Farmer et al.   Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Microplastics in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: sources (with a specific focus on personal care products), fate and effects

(2016) Karen Duis et al.   Environmental Sciences Europe

Impact of plastic film mulching on increasing greenhouse gas emissions in temperate upland soil during maize cultivation

(2015) Jennifer P. Cuello et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Plastic Film Mulching Increases Soil Respiration in Ridge-furrow Maize Management

(2015) Feng Zhang et al.   ARID LAND RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT

Response of nitrogen use efficiency and soil nitrate dynamics to soil mulching in dryland maize (Zea mays L.) fields

(2015) Jianliang Liu et al.   NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS

Occurrence and risk assessment of phthalate esters (PAEs) in vegetables and soils of suburban plastic film greenhouses

(2015) Jun Wang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Polyethylene film incorporation into the horticultural soil of small periurban production units in Argentina

(2015) Laura Ramos et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Carbon fluxes from plants to soil and dynamics of microbial immobilization under plastic film mulching and fertilizer application using 13C pulse-labeling

(2015) Tingting An et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil mulching significantly enhances yields and water and nitrogen use efficiencies of maize and wheat: a meta-analysis

(2015) Wei Qin et al.   Scientific Reports

Contribution of soil esterase to biodegradation of aliphatic polyester agricultural mulch film in cultivated soils

(2015) Kimiko Yamamoto-Tamura et al.   AMB Express

Effect of plastic mulching on mycotoxin occurrence and mycobiome abundance in soil samples from asparagus crops

(2015) K. Muñoz et al.   Mycotoxin Research

Soil respiration of hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) under different mulching practices in a greenhouse, including controlling factors in China

(2014) Lan Mu et al.   ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE

Response of nitrous oxide emission to soil mulching and nitrogen fertilization in semi-arid farmland

(2014) Jianliang Liu et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Contamination and remediation of phthalic acid esters in agricultural soils in China: a review

(2014) Lizhi He et al.   Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Biodegradable plastic agricultural mulches and key features of microbial degradation

(2014) Marion Brodhagen et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microbial community structure and abundance in the rhizosphere and bulk soil of a tomato cropping system that includes cover crops

(2014) Jude E. Maul et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Effects of biodegradable mulch on soil quality

(2014) C. Li et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

‘White revolution’ to ‘white pollution’—agricultural plastic film mulch in China

(2014) E K Liu et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Analysis of long-term degradation behaviour of polyethylene mulching films with pro-oxidants under real cultivation and soil burial conditions

(2014) Demetres Briassoulis et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

An in vitro crop plant ecotoxicity test for agricultural bioplastic constituents

(2014) L. Martin-Closas et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Degradation of Potentially Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films at Three Diverse U.S. Locations

(2014) Chenhui Li et al.   Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Biodegradation of plastics in soil and effects on nitrification activity. A laboratory approach

(2014) Giulia Bettas Ardisson et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Plastic mulching in agriculture—Friend or foe of N2O emissions?

(2013) Sina Berger et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Soil contamination by phthalate esters in Chinese intensive vegetable production systems with different modes of use of plastic film

(2013) Jun Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plant Uptake and Enhanced Dissipation of Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) in Spiked Soils by Different Plant Species

(2013) Yan-Wen Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION

Effects of plastic film mulching with drip irrigation on N2O and CH4 emissions from cotton fields in arid land

(2013) Z. LI et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

Di 2-ethylhexylphtalate in the aquatic and terrestrial environment: A critical review

(2013) S. Magdouli et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Barriers and bridges to the adoption of biodegradable plastic mulches for US specialty crop production

(2013) Jessica R. Goldberger et al.   RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS

Polyethylene and biodegradable mulches for agricultural applications: a review

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

Nitrous oxide evolved from soil covered with plastic mulch film in horticultural field

(2012) Seiichi Nishimura et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Diversities of phthalate esters in suburban agricultural soils and wasteland soil appeared with urbanization in China

(2012) Shaofei Kong et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Degradation of biodegradable plastic mulch films in soil environment by phylloplane fungi isolated from gramineous plants

(2012) Motoo Koitabashi et al.   AMB Express

Application of organic amendments followed by soil plastic mulching reduces the incidence of Phytophthora capsici in pepper crops under temperate climate

(2011) Mireia Núñez-Zofío et al.   CROP PROTECTION

Gaseous emissions from soil biodisinfestation by animal manure on a greenhouse pepper crop

(2011) H. Arriaga et al.   CROP PROTECTION

New perspectives in plastic biodegradation

(2011) Alex Sivan   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Uptake of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate of Vegetables from Plastic Film Greenhouses

(2011) Xiaowei Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Study of Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyester Degradation in Sandy Soil and Its Ecotoxicological Impact

(2010) Piotr Rychter et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Uptake of di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate from plastic mulch film by vegetable plants

(2009) Q.Z. Du et al.   Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-Chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment

Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

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

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Assessment of aliphatic–aromatic copolyester biodegradable mulch films. Part I: Field study

(2008) Thitisilp Kijchavengkul et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Polymer biodegradation: Mechanisms and estimation techniques – A review

(2008) Nathalie Lucas et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Performance and Environmental Impact of Biodegradable Films in Agriculture: A Field Study on Protected Cultivation

(2008) Anu Kapanen et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Effect of different biodegradable and polyethylene mulches on soil properties and production in a tomato crop

(2008) M.M. Moreno et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Soil solarization with biodegradable materials and its impact on soil microbial communities

(2008) Giuliano Bonanomi et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY