Mulching Film
Date: 23-11-2021
Mulching Film is widely used in the agricultural sector for preventing the moisture loss and soil erosion from the cultivated plants. Kothari Mulching Film Manufactures & Suppliers In India PVT Ltd export the complete package of this product at leading market prices.
Importance of Mulching:- Mulches conserve the soil moisture, enhance the nutrients status of soil,
- Control the erosion losses,
- Suppress the weeds in crop plants, and
- Remove the residual effects of pesticides, fertilizers, and heavy metals.
- Improve the aesthetic value of landscapes and economic value of crops.
There are two options, organic mulching and plastic mulching.
Organic Mulching:The most commonly used organic mulches include straws, husks, grasses and cover crops (live mulches), saw dust, compost.
Plastic Mulching: Advancements in agricultural science and technology have led to great changes in agricultural production, one of them is plastic mulching. The most frequently used inorganic mulch throughout the world is polyethylene plastic mulch.
Advantages of Plastic Mulching:- Plastic film mulching play an important role in agriculture owing to its effects on soil warming, moisture conservation and weed control.
- Plastic film mulching of seedbeds markedly help improves grain crop yields and water use efficiency through maintaining soil moisture, suppressing weeds and, increasing soil temperature.
- Mulching is an effective way of insulating and protecting delicate plant root systems against harsh weather conditions.
Black Mulching Film: The black plastic film is ideal for eliminating weeds, warming up the soil during the cold season, as well as retaining the soil’s moisture.
Silver- BlackMulching Film: very popular, in the farmer. This mulch suitable for almost every crop.This mulch reflects the light to the fruits and plant which help to improve the quality.
White-BlackMulching Film: this film transferred more photoactive radiation back to the plant. Which helps to enhancing the plant growth, and the stronger leaves with lesser insect and pest attack and disease.
Yellow- BrownMulching Film: the brown side of this film is touching the soil, and the yellow side is facing upward. It can be used in the area where whitefly inset attack is more. Yellow color attracts whitefly so when whitefly come into contact with the film, they got killed due to the heat.
VijaykumarSarur
Chief-Agronomist
Kothari Agritech Pvt. Ltd.