Common mulch has many shortcomings

Agricultural mulch has been widely used in fruit tree greenhouses, fruit tree cover in the open field. Agricultural plastic film has the functions of moisturizing, heat preservation, insect resistance, disease prevention and weed suppression, which is conducive to the growth and development of fruit trees, improving fruit yield and fruit industry benefits, and plays a pivotal role in modern agricultural production.

While the wide application of agricultural film covering technology has not only promoted the development of fruit industry, but also caused great pollution to the ecological environment of our country. The use of white mulch to prevent the emergence of grass need to spray herbicide; Although the black mulch can play the role of weeding, it also pollends the environment and is easy to be damaged by weathering, so the anti-grass effect is not ideal. Moreover, both kinds of mulch film have the problem of poor air permeability, which is not conducive to the normal growth of fruit tree roots.

Non woven agricultural fabric ground cover has many advantages

Non-woven fabric is a new generation of environmental protection materials, belongs to degradable materials, and can be recycled, combustion does not release harmful gases, there is no residual material, is internationally recognized as environmental protection products to protect the earth's environment. It has the characteristics of good air permeability, strong toughness, non-toxic odor, no combustion, and can be added by water repellent or hydrophilic materials to make it adapt to different occasions, to meet the production needs of different environments such as sheds or outdoor fields.

Non-woven mulching film can inhibit the growth of weeds, so as to reduce the cost of labor for weeding and herbicide use on the orchard ecological environment. Through experiments, the effect of covering black non-woven film on weeding is very good. When grass seeds germinate, due to the extremely low light transmittance of black non-woven fabric, the unearthed weeds can hardly receive sunlight, which directly leads to their inability to carry out photosynthesis and normal synthesis of organic matter necessary for life activities, and eventually die. Due to the large amount of rain water this summer, grass has become a headache for many fruit tree growers, especially near the trunk, there is no need to cover artificial weeding 4-5 times, the early stage of the black plastic film is not long grass, after the late film damage, there is long grass, covering the non-woven black mulch, only when the cover is not strict or when the soil is long grass, the need to remove 1-2 artificial Times. It is worth noting that the trees should be covered between rows at the same time to remove the malignant weeds growing between rows, the rest of the weeds grow to 50 cm in time artificial or mechanical mowing, cutting grass 3-4 times a year, for soil improvement is very helpful.

Compared with plastic mulch, non-woven fabric has better air permeability, which can maintain good respiration of fruit tree roots, promote root growth and metabolism, and prevent root rot and other problems caused by anaerobic respiration. This year, the growth of non-woven fabric is significantly better than that of non-woven fabric.

Because of the large absorption of light radiation and the effect of heat preservation, the ground temperature of the orchard can be increased by 2-3℃. When the external temperature is low in early spring or late autumn, the increase of ground temperature can significantly promote the vitality of fruit roots, enhance root growth, and maintain the root absorption of water inorganic salts and organic matter storage rate. At the same time, the increase of ground temperature can prolong the activity time of microorganisms in the soil, increase the amount of nutrient decomposition and release, effectively improve the nutrient absorption level of fruit trees, and provide sufficient nutrients for the safe overwintering of fruit trees and the growth of the next year.

At the same time, the orchard covered with non-woven fabric can effectively maintain soil moisture, reduce the adverse effects of drought on the growth of fruit trees, reduce the frequency of watering, soil water change range is relatively gentle, is conducive to maintaining a good growing environment of fruit trees, enhance resistance to disease.

Agricultural non woven fabric has the advantages of traditional mulching film, such as raising temperature, preserving moisture and preventing grass, and has the unique advantages of breathable, permeable and degradable. In addition, its manufacturing process is simple, its service life is controllable, environmental protection and pollution-free, and it will have broad development and application prospects in modern agriculture.

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