Backyard gardeners and large-scale agriculture operations commonly use plastic mulch to control weed growth and protect planted seeds. But researchers in the Philippines have developed a novel ...

You'll need to replace it more often than you would plastic weed control products. Given all this, burlap wouldn't be a good alternative for heavy-duty landscape fabric when lining an area ...

"For areas where you cannot apply these three Rs, like in agriculture where so much plastic is used for weed control and other things, use biodegradable plastics." The researchers are developing ...