Linking Polymer Transformation and Soil Microclimate to Mulch (Bio)Degradation: A Field-Based Approach Using Mesh Bags and FTIR.

Corina Carranca, Filipe Pedra, Gustavo Brunetto, Joana Barata

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Corina CarrancaINIAV-National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, Qta. Marquês, Av. República, Nova Oeiras, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2451-8704

Filipe PedraINIAV-National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research, Qta. Marquês, Av. República, Nova Oeiras, 2784-505 Oeiras, Portugal.

Gustavo BrunettoSoil Department, Universidade Federal Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul 97105-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3174-9992

Joana BarataCESAM-Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Edifício 3, Piso 5, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0794-144X

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Foundation for Science and Technology DOI: 10.54499/UID/04551/2025; DOI: 10.54499/UID/PRR/04551/2025; DOI:10.54499/LA/P/0087/2020; DOI: 10.54499/LA/P/0094/2020PRR-Agri-Plast - Production Organization and Innovation for the Reduction of Agricultural Plastics C05-i03-I-000167

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Abstract

The degradation of mulch materials in perennial cropping systems is governed by both polymer properties and environmental conditions. Their relative influence under field conditions remains unclear. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first to integrate mass loss measurements, polymer characterization, and soil microclimatic assessment under field conditions. A one-year field experiment was conducted under irrigated Mediterranean conditions to compare the degradation of Kraft

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MicroclimatePolymersSoilBiodegradation, EnvironmentalPaperPolyestersPolyethylenePolypropylenesSpectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraredTemperaturePolyestersPolyethylenePolymersPolypropylenesSoilATR-FTIR spectroscopybiodegradable mulchesconventional plastic mulchesin situ mass lossMediterranean conditionspolymer (bio)degradationsoil microclimate

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PMID42197310

DOI10.3390/molecules31101758

PMCPMC13209953

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