Agricultural mulch film is a durable, thin plastic sheeting (typically PE or biodegradable materials) used to cover soil in farming. It optimizes crop growth by conserving soil moisture, suppressing weeds, and regulating soil temperature. Ideal for vegetables, fruits, and cash crops, it accelerates germination, reduces water usage by up to 50%, and minimizes pesticide dependency. UV-stabilized films withstand harsh weather, while biodegradable options reduce environmental impact. Customizable in thickness (15-50μm) and colors (black, transparent, reflective), it adapts to diverse climates and crops. Widely adopted in organic farming and large-scale agriculture, mulch film boosts yields by 20-30% and supports sustainable land management practices globally.
Its core purpose is to create favorable local environmental conditions for agricultural production. By covering the soil surface or crop plants, it plays roles such as keeping warm, retaining moisture, conserving soil moisture, inhibiting the growth of weeds and promoting the growth and development of crops. For example, in early spring when the temperature is relatively low, covering the agricultural plastic film can effectively prevent the heat in the soil from dissipating outward and raise the soil temperature, enabling crop seeds to germinate and take root faster in a relatively suitable temperature environment. Meanwhile, it can reduce the evaporation of soil moisture and maintain soil humidity, ensuring that crops have an adequate water supply during the growth process. Especially in some arid and semi-arid regions, this function is crucial for guaranteeing crop yields. In addition, the agricultural plastic film can also block sunlight from shining on the ground, inhibit the growth of weeds, and reduce the competition between weeds and crops for nutrients, water and sunlight and other resources, which helps to improve the quality and yield of crops.
In appearance, agricultural plastic films are mostly colorless and transparent or films with certain colors. Commonly seen colors include black and silver, etc. Different colors have different functional focuses. For example, black agricultural plastic film can better inhibit the growth of weeds because of its poor light transmittance. Weeds covered by black agricultural plastic film can hardly obtain enough light to carry out photosynthesis and thus cannot grow normally. Silver agricultural plastic film has a strong reflective effect. On the one hand, it can reflect part of the sunlight to regulate the soil temperature. On the other hand, it can also repel some pests with phototaxis and reduce the probability of crops being damaged by pests.
In terms of specifications, the width can be customized according to different usage scenarios and the requirements for matching with agricultural machinery, ranging from dozens of centimeters to several meters, so as to meet the needs of various crop planting areas, planting patterns and agricultural mechanized operations.
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