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Plasticulture is the practice of using plastic materials in agricultural applications. The plastic materials themselves are often and broadly referred to as "ag plastics". The plastic materials themselves are often and broadly referred to as "ag plastics".
Bob Nourse purchased The Bombay Company of Canada, which was a single store at the time, in 1979. [1] The Bombay Company grew to 450 stores with net sales of US$317 million for 1994. [ 1 ] Nourse guided The Bombay Company to its successful listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 1993.
Plastic mulch is a product used in plasticulture in a similar fashion to mulch, to suppress weeds and conserve water in crop production and landscaping. Certain plastic mulches also act as a barrier to keep methyl bromide, both a powerful fumigant and ozone depleter, in the soil. Crops grow through slits or holes in thin plastic sheeting.
Most legal definitions of corporate farming in the United States pertain to tax laws, [2] anti-corporate farming laws, [3] and census data collection. [4] These definitions mostly reference farm income, indicating farms over a certain threshold as corporate farms, as well as ownership of the farm, specifically targeting farms that do not pass ownership through family lines.
Farmers use plastic sheets as mulch to cover 50-70% of the soil and allow them to use drip irrigation systems to have better control over soil nutrients and moisture. Rain is not required in this system, and farms that use plasticulture are built to encourage the fastest runoff of rain.
Coromandel International Limited is an Indian agrochemicals company which makes crop protection products. Originally named Coromandel Fertilisers, the company makes fertilizers, pesticides and specialty nutrients. Coromandel International is part of Murugappa Group and a subsidiary of EID Parry, which holds a 62.82% stake in the company.