caa a22 4500 605501629 CHVBK 20210128100601.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00253-014-6267-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00253-014-6267-5 Biodegradable plastic agricultural mulches and key features of microbial degradation [Elektronische Daten] [Marion Brodhagen, Mark Peyron, Carol Miles, Debra Inglis] The development of biodegradable plastic mulch films for use in agriculture has been ongoing for decades. These films consist of mixtures of polymers with various additives. As a result, their physical and chemical properties differ from those of the pure polymers often used for in vitro enzymatic and microbial degradation studies, raising questions about the biodegradation capability of mulch films. Currently, standards exist for the biodegradation of plastics in composting conditions but not in soil. Biodegradation in soil or compost depends on a complex synergy of biological and abiotic degradative processes. This review discusses the physicochemical and structural properties of biodegradable plastic mulches, examines their potential for on-site decomposition in light of site-to-site variance due to environmental and biological conditions, and considers the potential for long-term effects on agroecosystem sustainability and functionality. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Biodegradable plastic nationallicence Biodegradable polymers nationallicence Biodegradable mulch nationallicence Compostable plastic nationallicence Compostable mulch nationallicence Compostable polymers nationallicence Plastic-degrading fungi nationallicence Brodhagen Marion Biology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Mailstop 9160, 98225-9160, Bellingham, WA, USA aut Peyron Mark Department of Engineering, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, 98225-9086, Bellingham, WA, USA aut Miles Carol Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, 16650 State Route 536, 98273, Mount Vernon, WA, USA aut Inglis Debra Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, 16650 State Route 536, 98273, Mount Vernon, WA, USA aut Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/3(2015-02-01), 1039-1056 0175-7598 99:3<1039 2015 99 253 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-6267-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-014-6267-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brodhagen Marion Biology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Mailstop 9160, 98225-9160, Bellingham, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Peyron Mark Department of Engineering, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, 98225-9086, Bellingham, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Miles Carol Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, 16650 State Route 536, 98273, Mount Vernon, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Inglis Debra Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, 16650 State Route 536, 98273, Mount Vernon, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/3(2015-02-01), 1039-1056 0175-7598 99:3<1039 2015 99 253