Biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic mulches enhance chili production in Sri Lankan wet zone agriculture

Nipuna Thennakoon; Sidath Wickrama; Nalin Madhuranga; Chandima Jayasundara; Achini Dias; Meththa Gimhani Thumbe Dhura; Mojith Ariyaratna; Anurudda Karunarathna; Surani Chathurika; Martine Graf; Michaela K Reay; Dave Chadwick; Davey L. Jones

doi:10.15302/J-FASE-2025648

Biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic mulches enhance chili production in Sri Lankan wet zone agriculture

Nipuna Thennakoon
, Sidath Wickrama
, Nalin Madhuranga
, Chandima Jayasundara
, Achini Dias
, Meththa Gimhani Thumbe Dhura
, Mojith Ariyaratna
, Anurudda Karunarathna
, Surani Chathurika
, Martine Graf
, Michaela K Reay
, Dave Chadwick
, Davey L. Jones

School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

University of Peradeniya
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
University of Bristol

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Original language	English
Article number	25648
Journal	Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2025648
Publication status	Published - 15 Aug 2025

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Thennakoon, N., Wickrama, S., Madhuranga, N., Jayasundara, C., Dias, A., Thumbe Dhura, M. G., Ariyaratna, M., Karunarathna, A., Chathurika, S., Graf, M., Reay, M. K., Chadwick, D., & Jones, D. L. (2025). Biodegradable and non-biodegradable plastic mulches enhance chili production in Sri Lankan wet zone agriculture. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 13(1), Article 25648. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2025648

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