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Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric

Title:		Bio-based and biodegradable plastics for use in crop production
Author(s):		Riggi E; Santagata G; Malinconico M;
Address:		"Institute for Agricultural and Forest Systems in the Mediterranean Str. le Lancia, Blocco Palma I, Zona Industriale. Catania Italy. ezio.riggi@cnr.it"
Journal Title:		Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric
Year:		2011
Volume:		3
Issue:		1
Page Number:		49 - 63
DOI:		10.2174/2212798411103010049
ISSN/ISBN:		1876-1429 (Electronic) 1876-1429 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The production and management of crops uses plastics for many applications (e.g., low tunnels, high tunnels, greenhouses, mulching, silage bags, hay bales, pheromone traps, coatings of fertilizers or pesticides or hormones or seeds, and nursery pots and containers for growing transplants). All these applications have led some authors to adopt the term 'plasticulture' when discussing the use of plastic materials in agriculture and related industries. Unfortunately, the sustainability of this use of plastics is low, and renewability and degradability have become key words in the debate over sustainable production and utilization of plastic. Recently, researchers and the plastics industry have made strong efforts (i) to identify new biopolymers and natural additives from renewable sources that can be used in plastics production and (ii) to enhance the degradability (biological or physical) of the new ecologically sustainable materials. In the present review, we describe the main research results, current applications, patents that have been applied for in the last two decades, and future perspectives on sustainable use of plastics to support crop production. The article presents some promising patents on bio-based and biodegradable plastics for use in crop production"
Keywords:		*Agriculture *Biopolymers *Conservation of Natural Resources *Patents as Topic *Plastics;
Notes:		"MedlineRiggi, Ezio Santagata, Gabriella Malinconico, Mario eng Review United Arab Emirates 2010/12/01 Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric. 2011 Jan; 3(1):49-63. doi: 10.2174/2212798411103010049"