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Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Specialty Crop Production

Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Specialty Crop Production. Closing Remarks ASHS Colloquium, August 1, 2011, Miami, FL. With special thanks…. Colloquium speakers ASHS organizers USDA AFRI SCRI program Audience participants

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Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Specialty Crop Production

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  1. Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Specialty Crop Production Closing Remarks ASHS Colloquium, August 1, 2011, Miami, FL

  2. With special thanks… • Colloquium speakers • ASHS organizers • USDA AFRI SCRI program • Audience participants • SCRI-SREP project team on Biodegradable Mulches for Specialty Crops Produced Under Protective Covers (Ref. No. 2009-02484)

  3. Biodegradable mulches… • Agriculture has the opportunity to take a leadership role in: • Product development • Product break-down • Product standards • Versatility in field applications • Alternative methods of disposal • Environmental impacts • Consumer awareness

  4. Trans-disciplinary approaches will continue to be critically important in future research & extension efforts

  5. Unique partnerships will continue to be critically important in future research & extension efforts

  6. Non-biased information will continue to be critically important in future research & extension efforts

  7. Future Biodegradable Mulch topics… • Meeting organic production requirements • Setting standards for biodegradation, in soil and in composting • Understanding the risks and benefits of carbon emissions during microbial break-down • Unexpected, new, and versatile uses • Using ‘targeted’ microbial degraders

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