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Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Specialty Crop Production
Closing Remarks
ASHS Colloquium, August 1, 2011, Miami, FL
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With special thanks…
o Colloquium speakerso ASHS organizerso USDA AFRI SCRI programo Audience participantso SCRI-SREP project team on
Biodegradable Mulches for Specialty Crops Produced Under Protective Covers (Ref. No. 2009-02484)
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Biodegradable mulches…
Agriculture has the opportunity to take a
leadership role in:
o Product developmento Product break-downo Product standardso Versatility in field applications o Alternative methods of disposal o Environmental impactso Consumer awareness
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Trans-disciplinary approaches will continue to be critically important in future research & extension efforts
Crops: EntomologistsHorticulturists
Plant pathologistsWeed scientists
Materials:Biosystems engineersChemical engineersPolymer scientistsTextile scientists
Socio-Economic:EconomistsSociologists
Soils:Env. Biophysicists
Soil chemistsSoil ecologists
Soil microbiologists
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Mulch manufacturers
Mulch distributors
Mulch users(growers/others)
Unique partnerships will continue to be critically important in future research & extension efforts
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Non-biased information will continue to be critically important in future research & extension efforts
Nat’loutreach
Performanceacross diverse environments
Establishment of standards
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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