Market researchers have found that nursery and greenhouse production practices that
reduce plastic use can increase consumer interest. However, there are broader crop …

The increasing focus on sustainable agriculture has led to the widespread adoption of
biodegradable seedling pots and advancements in vegetable transplanting mechanisms …

Wastes and by-products of agro-food industries and paper–textile manufacturing
companies, such as tomato peels and seeds, and hemp, were glued with sodium alginate in …

Sheep wool can be a waste products of sheep husbandry. Its safe utilization evokes several
serious problems. Therefore, it was of interest to check out the usefulness of wool as a …

The vertical dry strength of rice hull containers was the highest of all containers tested.
Plastic containers and paper containers had similar vertical dry strengths. Containers …

The disadvantageous properties of plastic and plastic wastes have resulted in
biodegradable products and seedling pots gaining popularity. Agents of different strengths …

Biodegradable containers for growing seedlings are environmentally friendly, and are rising
in popularity worldwide for this reason. However, the properties of these containers have not …

Agricultural wastes, cow manure and straw, are utilized in this study to produce
biodegradable pots. Cow manure and 4 types of straw are employed for pots production …

The standard soil invertebrate toxicity tests developed by OECD and ISO use an artificial soil
as the test substrate, which contains sphagnum peat as a component. This type of peat is not …

The container-crops industry relies heavily on single-use plant containers made from
petroleum-based plastics, most of which contribute to the solid waste stream in landfills …