Successful Pilot-scale Production of Agricultural Paper Mulch

摘要

The recent focus on clean technology has led to an increased demand for renewable and biodegradable mulch products for use in agricultural applications. Agricultural paper mulch has the potential to replace the non-biodegradable plastic films currently dominating the market, provided it can meet some key end-use requirements. In recent years, FPInnovations has developed strategies that use existing pulp and paper infrastructures to produce wood fibre-based structures with high stretch and a controllable permeability. These strategies were applied to the development of practical and cost-effective paper mulch prototypes for horticultural and agricultural production.