Applications
- Precision Farming
- Pond Lining
- Drip Irrigation
- Sprinkler
- Mulch
- Soil Solarisation
- Green House
- Shade Net
- Low Tunnel
- Use of Plastic in Nursery Management
- Hail/Bird Protection Nets
- Innovative Packaging Solutions
Crops | Recommended (%) coverage |
Creeper crops | 20-25 |
Initial stage of orchard crops | 30-50 |
Fruits crops & cucurbitaceous family | 40-60 |
Papaya, pine apple and vegetable | 70-80 |
Advantages | |||||
Thickness in films | Wt. Per unit | Coverage area per kg of film (sq.m.) |
Type o f Crops | ||
Microns | Gauge | mm | Grams / sq. m. | ||
7 | 28 | 0.007 | 5 | 153 | Short duration crops (3 to 4 months) |
10 | 40 | 0.001 | 10 | 107 | |
25 | 100 | 0.025 | 23 | 48 | |
50 | 200 | 0.05 | 48 | 21 | Medium duration crops (up to 1 year) |
100 | 400 | 0.1 | 93 | 11 | Long duration crops ( more than one year) |