plasticulture

plural plasticultures

1. uncountableagricultureThe use of plastics in agriculture.

   Careful innovation and novel use of appropriate plasticulture can revolutionize Indian agriculture allowing the country to enter into high-tech areas of development.

   1994, A. N. Sarkar, chapter 14, in Integrated horticulture development in eastern Himalayas, →ISBN, page 241

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   This technology is already in use in plasticulture throughout the world but legislation will in the future limit the use of materials that accumulate in soil or lead to the generation of long-term toxic products in the soil.

   2005, Ray Smith, chapter 17.4, in Biodegradable polymers for industrial applications, →ISBN, page 470

2. countableagricultureThe plastics used in agriculture.

   Most strawberries are soil grown in various configurations, under plasticulture (Pitts et al., 1998) or straw mulch.

   2005, J. Benton Jones, chapter 11, in Hydroponics: a practical guide for the soilless grower, →ISBN, page 256