What are the impact of Mulch Films and the usage of variants Mulch film is a very important equipment of Modern agriculture. The worldwide usage of plastic or agricultural tarpaulin for the better growth of plants and various agricultural crops with the help mulching technology is very popular in the vegetable operations. This type of agriculture is growing due to better quality of product as well as increasing the harvesting time and decreasing the labor cost. Now farmers can grow an excellent quality of squash, watermelon, tomatoes, chili, ladyfinger, strawberries, cucumbers and wide variety of fruits and vegetables with the help of agronomic values of agricultural mulch films.
Then how did nutritious trees grow in forest or good crops in village and in old days? If you see forest ecosystem, it has natural mulching system with the natural element. Ancient people used to make mulch by straw, dry leaves and grasses. This system was popular by the name of weed or soil moisture controlling system to those people. Whatever, we believe the system of mulch is real and ancient to grow good vegetable and crops.
What is Mulch Film? Mulching sheet is special type of agricultural tarpaulin/plastic which is used to cover the land around the plants/crops to provide the needful protection and nutrition to the crop. By this process the temperature and the moisture of the soil can be controlled along with all the eco system. That’s why this is so healthy for the irrigation system. By using the different variants (Transparent, Black, black
and white, black and silver: .6 -1.5 meter to any length: 20 to 100 micron) of the product farmer can control the impact of climatic change over the crops.
How does it help? In the diverse weather condition of India and world Plastic Mulch film is a great help and relief to the farmers. For the various seasonal and non-seasonal crops this is the best friend of farmers throughout the year. This is a great usage for both the open land farming and green house cultivation. There are many advantages of mulch: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Weed control Less fertilizer usage Water consumption of trees are less due to cover Useful for keeping Roots and soil moisturized for long time at the time of open field cultivation No wastage of Soil nutrients Climate and temperature control Microorganisms and warms growth stay high Deeper and healthy root growth Less insect infestation
Which and Where? Let us understand the different variants according to their usage. Mulching sheet comes into 4 different color: Transparent, Black, black and white, black and silver Transparent mulch is recommended for the crops like Sweet corn where increasing soil temperature is important for rapid root growth. Black mulch is recommended for weeds and moisture control. Moreover it can be used in pathways, walkways, play and natural areas to make it attractive Black and White mulch is recommended for more sunlit area like Indian tropical agricultural region where white portion reflects the lights. Black and Silver mulch is recommended for less sunlit area like Indian hill station agricultural region where silver portion attracts the lights and heat. This is the maximum used product for India. **Black color portion of the sheet must be inside and the other side should be open. Width: .6 -1.5 meter /6-8ft: Can be decided depending upon the requirement Thickness: 20 to 100 micron: decided depending upon the crop. Like, for vegetable crops 25 micron is recommended and for greater life durability like bigger fruit trees 100 micron is good to go.20 micron film is recommended for one crop cultivation only. For 3 or more you must use 50 to 100 micron.
You can expect to have 3 months of to 3 years of durability for open field, air and water usage.
How Mohantarp can help? Mohan Tarp is a leading supplier of Suncool Mulch Films that is manufactured with advanced five layered films in embossed and non-embossed patterns that provides extra strength & stress-free field. It has special reflective property to repel insects and controlling temperature variations in the soil. The black side is opaque and eliminates weeds growth with light unavailability. We have helped with over 25, 00,000 square meters of this product to our customers and they have increased their irrigation in both quantity and quality. Visit our YouTube channel for more information: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcK7z2snIkHFIgbkHKsF-A