Agrotextiles and crop protection textiles

Adriana Restrepo-Osorio, Catalina Álvarez-López, Natalia Jaramillo-Quiceno, Patricia Fernández-Morales

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Abstract

Agrotextiles are used to promote the growth, protection, and storage of crops and animals. For these purposes, there are various types of agrotextiles, and some of the most important are nets or barriers for the protection of crops, fishing nets, ground, or root covers. Antibird nets are a physical and visual barrier that keep pests away from growing plants or from fruits at harvest time. Consequently, this type of agrotextile is considered an alternative to the intensive use of pesticides; because it is potentially recyclable, it is classified as an eco-friendly alternative and as a strategy of integrated pest management based on passive methods of sustainable crop protection. By characterizing the mechanical properties of agrotextiles, in addition to the tensile strength corresponding to the maximum stress, it is possible to determine properties such as stiffness, creep resistance, breaking stress, and the deformation performance under load.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHigh Performance Technical Textiles
Publisherwiley
Pages279-318
Number of pages40
ISBN (Electronic)9781119325062
ISBN (Print)9781119325017
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords

  • Agrotextiles
  • Crop protection textiles
  • Fishing nets
  • Mechanical properties
  • Sustainability
  • Tensile strength

Types Minciencias

  • Capítulos en libro resultado de investigación

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