Publications
Factsheets
- PFAS are Not Present in Soil-Biodegradable Plastic Mulch [March 2024]
- Soil-biodegradable Plastic Mulch for Organic Production Systems [March 2023]
- What is in a BDM? [July 2021]
- Glossary of Terms Associated with Soil-Biodegradable Mulches for Specialty Crops [February 2021]
- Frequently Asked Questions about Soil-biodegradable mulches [October 2020]
- Impact of Soil-biodegradable Plastic Mulch on Specialty Crop Production (pdf)
- Impact of Mulching on Specialty Crop Performance [May 2024]
- Mechanically Laying Biodegradable Plastic Mulch [May 2023]
- Soil Fumigation Compatibility with Soil-Biodegradable Plastic Mulch and Tarp Recycling [May 2023]
- Storing Soil-biodegradable Plastic Mulch On-Farm [May 2023]
- Important Considerations for the use of Biodegradable Mulch in Crop Production (FS304E) [August 2018]
- Biodegradable Plastic Mulch and Suitability for Sustainable and Organic Agriculture (FS103E) [April 2018]
- Mechanically Laying Mulches in Tissue Culture Raspberry (PDF)
- Economic Feasibility of Using Alternative Plastic Mulches: A Pumpkin Case Study in Western WA (pdf) [April 2020]
- Use of Plastic Mulch Films in U.S. Strawberry Production Project Report (pdf) [January 2020]
- Dimensions and Costs of Soil-biodegradable Plastic and Polyethylene Mulches (pdf) [August 2017]
Journal Publications
Written by members of the Biodegradable Mulch project team and their co-authors, these publications reflect our research about biodegradable mulch. Publications are sorted by topic area. Publications that are not linked may be available through a literature search such as Google Scholar, by Digital Object Identifier (DOI), or by contacting the author.
- Brodhagen, M., J. Goldberger, D. Hayes, D. Inglis, T. Marsh, and C. Miles. 2017. Policy considerations for limiting unintended residual plastic in agricultural soils. Environmental Science & Policy 69 (March 2017): 81-84. Available online Dec 2016. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2016.12.014
- Goldberger, J.R. 2018. Agriculture in the plastic age. 2018 AFHVS presidential address. Agriculture and Human Values, doi:10.1007/s10460-018-9889-x
- Hayes, D.G, M.B. Anunciado, J.M. DeBruyn, S. Bandopadhyay, S. Schaeffer, M. English, S. Ghimire, C. Miles, M. Flury, and H.Y. Sintim. 2019. Biodegradable plastic mulch films for sustainable specialty crop production. In: Gutiérrez T. (eds) Polymers for Agri-Food Applications. Springer, Cham
- Hayes, D.G. 2017. Commentary: The relationship between “biobased,” “biodegradability” and “environmentally friendliness” (or the absence thereof). Editorial in J Am Oil Chem Soc 94: 1329-1331. doi:10.1007/s11746-017-3040-9
- Madrid, B., S. Wortman, D.G Hayes, J.M DeBruyn, C. Miles, M. Flury, T.L Marsh, S.P. Galinato, K. Englund, S. Agehara, and L.W. DeVetter. 2022. End-of-life management options for agricultural mulch films in the United States. A review. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:921496. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.921496
- Miles, C., L. DeVetter, S. Ghimire, and D.G. Hayes. 2017. Suitability of biodegradable plastic mulches for organic and sustainable agricultural production systems. Horticultural Science 52(1): 10-15. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI11249-16
- Sarpong KA, Adesina FA, DeVetter LW, Zhang K, DeWhitt K, Englund KR, and Miles CA. 2024. Recycling agricultural plastic mulch: limitations and opportunities in the United States. Circular Agricultural Systems 4: e005 doi:10.48130/cas-0024-0003
- Tofanelli, M. B. D., and S. E. Wortman. 2020. Benchmarking the agronomic performance of biodegradable mulches against polyethylene mulch film: A meta-analysis. Agronomy 10: 1618. doi:10.3390/agronomy10101618
- Dada, O.I., Liyanage, T.U.H., Chi, T., Yu, L., DeVetter, L.W. and Chen, S., 2025. Towards Sustainable Agroecosystems: A Life Cycle Assessment Review of Soil-biodegradable and Traditional Plastic Mulch Films. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, p.100541. doi:10.1016/j.ese.2025.100541
- Durado, A., Bajwa, D.S., Gramig, G., Weyers, S., DeVetter, L.W., Formiga, A. and Galinato, S., 2024. Biodegradable composite hydromulches for sustainable organic horticulture. Industrial Crops and Products, 221, p.119349. doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119349
- Shcherbatyuk, N., Wortman, S.E., McFadden, D., Weiss, B., Weyers, S., Ahmad, W., Bajwa, D.S., Galinato, S.P., Formiga, A., Gramig, G. and DeVetter, L.W., 2024. Alternative and Emerging Mulch Technologies for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture in the United States: A Review. Hortscience, 59(10), pp.1524-1533. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI18029-24
- Yu, Y., Velandia, M., Hayes, D.G., DeVetter, L.W., Miles, C.A. and Flury, M., 2024. Biodegradable plastics as alternatives for polyethylene mulch films. Advances in Agronomy, 183, pp.121-192. doi:10.1016/bs.agron.2023.10.003
- Adhikari, K., A.F. Astner, J.M. DeBruyn, Y. Yu, D.G. Hayes, B.T. O’Callahan, and M. Flury. 2023. Earthworms exposed to polyethylene and biodegradable microplastics in soil: Microplastic characterization and microbial community analysis. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology. doi:10.1021/acsagscitech.2c00333.
- Anunciado, M., L. Wadsworth, S. Ghimire, C. Miles, J. Moore, A. Wszelaki, and D. Hayes. 2021. Deterioration of soil-biodegradable mulch films during storage and its impact on specialty crop production. HortTech 31:798-809. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH04922-21
- Astner, A.F., D.G. Hayes, H. O’Neill, B.R. Evans, S.V. Pingali, V.S. Urban, T.M. Young. 2019. Mechanical formation of micro- and nano-plastic materials for environmental studies in agricultural ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment 685: 1097-1106. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.241
- Brodhagen, M., M. Peyron, C. Miles and D.A. Inglis. 2015. Biodegradable plastic agricultural mulches and key features of microbial degradation. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 99:1039-1056. doi: 10.1007/s00253-014-6267-5.
- Cowan, J., A. Saxton, H. Liu, K. Leonas, D. Inglis, and C. Miles. 2016. Visual assessments of biodegradable mulch are not indicative of changes in mechanical properties. Horticultural Science 51(3): 245-254. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.51.3.245
- Dharmalingam, S., D.G. Hayes, L.C. Wadsworth, and R.N. Dunlap. 2015. Analysis of the time course of degradation for fully biobased nonwoven agricultural mulches in compost-enriched soil. Textile Research Journal, first online publishing Nov. 11. doi:10.1177/0040517515612358.
- Dharmalingam, S., D.G. Hayes, L.C. Wadsworth, and R.N. Dunlap, J.M. DeBruyn, J. Lee, A.L Wszelaki. 2015. Soil degradation of polylactic acid / polyhydroxyalkanoate-based nonwoven mulches. J. Polym. Environ. 23(3): 302-315. doi:10.1007/s10924-015-0716-9.
- Ghimire, S., M. Flury, E. Scheenstra, and C. Miles. 2020. Sampling and degradation of biodegradable plastic and paper mulches in field after tillage incorporation. Science of the Total Environment 703:135577 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135577.
- Griffin-LaHue, D., S. Ghimire, Y. Yu, E. Scheenstra, C. Miles, and M. Flury. 2022. In-field degradation of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch films in a Mediterranean climate. Science of the Total Environment. 806(1):150238. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150238
- Hablot, E., S. Dharmalingam, D.G. Hayes, L.C. Wadsworth, C. Blazy, and R. Narayan. 2014. Effects of simulated weathering on physiochemical properties and inherent biodegradation of PLA/PHA nonwoven mulches. J. Polym. Environ. 22(4): 417-429.
- Hayes, D. G. S. Dharmalingam, L.C. Wadsworth, K.K. Leonas, C. Miles, and D.A. Inglis. 2012. Biodegradable agricultural mulches derived from biopolymers. In: Degradable Polymers and Materials, Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition (ACS Symposium Series, Volume 1114), Kishan C. Khemani and Carmen Scholz, Eds., Washington, DC, American Chemical Society, pp. 201-223. doi:10.1021/bk-2012-1114.ch013
- Hayes, D., L. Wadsworth, H. Sintim, M. Flury, M. English, S. Schaeffer, A. Saxton. 2017. Effect of diverse weathering conditions on the physiochemical properties of biodegradable plastic mulches. Polymer Testing 62 (September 2017): 454-467. doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2017.07.027.
- Sintim, H., A. Bary, D. Hayes, M. English, S. Schaeffer, C. Miles, A. Zelenyuk, K. Suski, and M. Flury. 2019. Release of micro- and nanoparticles from biodegradable plastic during in situ composting. System for Science of the Total Environment 675:686–693.
- Smith, B.R., L.C. Wadsworth, M.G. Kamath, A.L. Wszelaki, and C.E. Sams. 2008. Development of Next Generation Biodegradable Mulch Nonwovens to Replace Polyethylene Plastic. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Textiles, October 21–24, Wuxi, China.
- Wadsworth, L.C., D.G. Hayes, A.L. Wszelaki, T.L. Washington, J. Martin, J. Lee, R. Raley, C.T. Pannell, S. Dharmalingam, C.A. Miles, A.M. Saxton, and D.A. Inglis. 2013. Evaluation of degradable spun-melt 100% polylactic acid nonwoven mulch materials in a greenhouse environment. J. of Eng. Fibers and Fabrics 8(4):50-59.
- Wadsworth, L.C., A.L. Wszelaki, D.G. Hayes, and B.R. Smith, 2009. Development of Next Generation of Biodegradable Mulch Nonwovens to Replace Plastic Films. Proceedings of the International Nonwovens Technical Conference, Denver, CO.
- Yu, Yingxue, Deirdre E. Griffin-LaHue, Carol A. Miles, Douglas G. Hayes, and Markus Flury. 2021. Are micro- and nanoplastics from soil-biodegradable plastic mulches an environmental concern? Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 4: 100024. doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2021.100024
- Yu, Y., A.F. Astner, T.M. Zahid, I. Chowdhury, D.G. Hayes, and M. Flury. 2023. UV-weathering and proteins affect aggregation kinetics and stability of biodegradable nanoplastics in aquatic environments. Water Research, 120018. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2023.120018
- Zhang, L., H.Y. Sintim, A.I.Bary, D.G. Hayes, L.C. Wadsworth, M.B. Anunciado, M. Flury. 2018. Interaction of Lumbricus terrestris with macroscopic polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulch. Science of the Total Environment. 635 (2018): 1600-1608. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.054
- Bailes, G., Lind, M., Ely, A., Powell, M., Moore-Kucera, J., Miles, C., Inglis, D., and Brodhagen, M. 2013. Isolation of native soil microorganisms with potential for breaking down biodegradable plastic mulch films used in agriculture. J. Vis. Exp. 75: e50373. doi:10.3791/50373.
- Bandopadhyay, S., Martin-Closas, L., Pelacho, A. M., and DeBruyn, J. M. 2018. Biodegradable plastic mulch films: Impacts on soil microbial communities and ecosystem functions. Front. Microbiol. 9:819.
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.00819 - Brodhagen, M., Goldberger, J. R., Hayes, D. G., Inglis, D. A., Marsh, T. L., and Miles, C. 2017. Policy considerations for limiting unintended residual plastic in agricultural soils. Environ. Sci. Policy, 69:81–84. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2016.12.014
- Brodhagen, M., Peyron, M., Miles, C., and Inglis, D. A. 2015. Biodegradable plastic agricultural mulches and key features of microbial degradation. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 99:1039–1056. doi:10.1007/s00253-014-6267-5
- Cowan, J. S., Arnold, L., Hang, L., Leonas, K., Inglis, D., and Miles, C. A. 2016. Visual assessments of biodegradable mulch deterioration are not indicative of changes in mechanical properties. HortScience 51:245-254.
doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.51.3.245 - Cowan, J. S., Inglis, D. A., and Miles, C. A. 2013. Deterioration of three potentially biodegradable plastic mulches before and after soil incorporation in a broccoli field production system in Northwestern Washington. HortTechnology 23: 849-858. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH.23.6.849
- Ghimire, S., Saxton, A. M., Wszelaki, A. L., Moore, J. C., and Miles, C. A. 2017. Reliability of soil sampling method to assess visible biodegradable mulch fragments remaining in the field after soil incorporation. HortTechnology 27:650-658. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH03821-17
- Li, C., Moore-Kucera, J., Lee. J., Corbin, A., Brodhagen, M., Miles, C., and Inglis, D. 2014. Effects of biodegradable mulch on soil quality. Appl. Soil Ecol. 79:59-69. doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.02.012
- Li, C., Moore-Kucera, J., Miles, C., Leonas, K., Lee, J., Corbin, A., and Inglis, D. 2014. Degradation of potentially biodegradable plastic mulch films at three diverse U.S. locations. Agroecol. Sustain. Food Syst. 38:861–889. doi:10.1080/21683565.2014.884515
- Moore-Kucera, J., Cox, S.B., Peyron, M., Bailes, G., Kinloch, K., Karich, K., Miles, C., Inglis, D.A., and Brodhagen, M. 2014. Native soil fungi associated with compostable plastics in three contrasting agricultural settings. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 98: 6467-6485. doi:10.1007/s00253-014-5711-x
- Saglam, M., Sintim, H. Y., Bary, A. I., Miles, C. A., Ghimire, S., Inglis, D. A., and Flury, M. 2017. Modeling the effect of biodegradable paper and plastic mulch on soil moisture dynamics. Agric. Water Manag. 193: 240-250. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2017.08.011
- Schaeffer, S. M., Flury, M., Sintim, H. Y., Bandopadhyay, S., Ghimire, S., Bary, A. I., and DeBruyn, J. M. 2015. Soil physical characteristics and biological indicators of soil quality under different biodegradable mulches. AGU Annual Meeting Abstracts, San Francisco, December 14-15, 2015.
- Sintim, H. Y., and Flury, M. 2017. Is biodegradable plastic mulch the solution to agriculture’s plastic problem? Environ. Sci. Technol. 51:1068-1069. doi:10.1021/acs.est.6b06042
- Sintim, H. Y., Bandopadhyay, S., English, M. E., Bary, A. I., DeBruyn, J. M., Schaeffer, S. M., Miles, C. A., Reganold, J. P., and Flury, M. 2019. Impacts of biodegradable plastic mulches on soil health. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 273: 36-49. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2018.12.002
- Sintim, H. Y., Bandopadhyay, S., English, M. E., Bary, A. I., Liquet y González, J. E., DeBruyn, J. M., Schaeffer, S. M., Miles, C. A., and Flury, M. 2020. Four years of continuous use of soil-biodegradable plastic mulch: impact on soil and groundwater quality. Geoderma 381:114665. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114665
- Sintim, H. Y., Bary, A. I., Hayes, D. G., English, M. E., Schaeffer, S. M., Miles, C. A., Zelenyuk, A., Suski, K., and Flury, M. 2019. Release of micro- and nanoparticles from biodegradable plastic during in situ composting. Sci. Total Environ. 675:686-693. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.179
- Sintim, H., Bandopadhyay, S., Ghimire, S., Flury, M., Bary, A., Schaeffer, S., DeBruyn, J., Miles, C., and Inglis, D. 2016. Soil quality and colloid transport under biodegradable mulches. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (pp. EPSC2016-18410).
- Sintim, H.Y., Bandopadhyay, S., Ghimire, S., Flury, M., Bary, A.I., Schaeffer, S., DeBruyn, J.M, Miles, C., and Inglis, D. 2015. Soil quality, moisture, and temperature evaluation under different biodegradable mulches. ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 15-18.
- Weiss, B., Ahmad, W., Maupin, B., McFadden, D., Bajwa, D.S., Durado, A., Weyers, S., Galinato, S.P., Gramig, G. and DeVetter, L.W., 2025. Hydromulch Maintains Strawberry Yield, Fruit Quality, and Plant Nutrition across Two Contrasting Environments. HortScience, 60(1), pp.111-117. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI18224-24
- Wang, X., Mattupalli, C., Chastagner, G., Tymon, L., Wu, Z., Jung, S., Liu, H. and DeVetter, L.W., 2023. Physical characteristics of soil-biodegradable and nonbiodegradable plastic mulches impact conidial splash dispersal of Botrytis cinerea. Plos one, 18(5), p.e0285094. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0285094
- Corbin, A., J. Cowan, C.A. Miles, D. Hayes, J. Dorgan, D.A. Inglis, D.A. January 2013. Using Biodegradable Plastics as Agricultural Mulches. Washington State University Extension publication FS081E. 6 p.
- Cowan, J.S., C.A. Miles, P.K. Andrews, and D.A. Inglis. 2014. Biodegradable mulch performed comparable to polyethylene in high tunnel tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production. J. Sci. Food Agric. 94:1854-1864. doi:10.1002/jsfa.6504.
- Cowan, J.S., D.A. Inglis, and C.A. Miles. 2013. Deterioration of three potentially biodegradable plastic mulches before and after soil incorporation in a broccoli field production system in northwestern Washington. HortTechnology 23(6):849-858.
- DeVetter, L.W, H. Zhang, S. Ghimere, S. Watkinson, and C.A. Miles. 2017. Plastic biodegradable mulches reduce weeds and promote crop growth in day-neutral strawberry in western Washington. Horticultural Science 52(12): 1700-1706, (cover article). doi:10.21273/HORTSCI12422-17
- Ghimire, S., E. Scheenstra, and C. Miles. 2020. Soil-biodegradable mulches for growth and yield of sweet corn in Mediterranean-type climate. HortScience 55:317-325. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI14667-19
- Ghimire, S., A.L. Wszelaki, J.C. Moore, D.A. Inglis, and C.A. Miles. 2018. Use of biodegradable mulches in pie pumpkin production in two diverse climates. Horticultural Science 53(3):288-294. doi:10.21273/hortsci12630-17
- Madrid, B., H. Zhang, C.A. Miles, M. Kraft, D. Griffin-LaHue and L. W. DeVetter. 2022. Humic and acetic acids have the potential to enhance deterioration of select plastic soil-biodegradable mulches in a Mediterranean climate. Agriculture. 12(6):865. doi:10.3390/agriculture12060865
- Miles, C., L. DeVetter, S. Ghimire, and D.G. Hayes. 2017. Suitability of biodegradable plastic mulches for organic and sustainable agricultural production systems. Horticultural Science 52(1): 10-15. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI11249-16
- Miles, C., R. Wallace, A. Wszelaki, J. Martin, J. Cowan, T. Walters, and D. Inglis. 2012. Deterioration of potentially biodegradable alternatives to black plastic mulch in three tomato production regions. HortSci. 47:1270-1277.
- Miles, C. and T. Marsh. 2012. Biodegradable plastic mulches, China and U.S. In: Profit from Storage: The costs and benefits of water buffering.
- Moore, J. and A. Wszelaki. 2019. The use of biodegradable mulches in pepper production in the southeastern United States. Horticultural Science 54(6):1031-1038. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI13942-19.
- Shrestha, S. and C. Miles. 2022. Plastic mulch and in-row spacing effects on sweetpotato yield in northwest Washington. HortTechnology. 32:241-251. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH04992-21
- Tymon, L, and Inglis, D. 2017. Identification and pathogenicity of a Pseudomonas syringae genomospecies 1 phylogroup 2B causing leaf spots and fruit warts on cucurbits in western Washington, U.S. J. Plant Path 99(3). doi:10.4454/jpp.v99i3.3956
- Wang, X., C. Mattupalli, G. Chastagner, L. Tymon, Z. Wu, S. Jung, H. Liu, and L.W. DeVetter. 2023. Physical characteristics of soil-biodegradable and nonbiodegradable plastic mulches impact conidial splash dispersal of Botrytis cinerea. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0285094. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0285094
- Wang, X., S. Shrestha, L. Tymon, H. Zhang, C. Miles, and L. DeVetter. 2022. Soil-biodegradable mulch is an alternative to non-biodegradable plastic mulches in a strawberry-lettuce double cropping system. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 6:942645. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.942645
- Zhang, H., C. Miles, B. Gerdeman, D.G, LaHue, and L.W. DeVetter. 2021. Plastic mulch use in perennial fruit cropping systems – A review. Scientia Horticulturae, 281, p.109975.
- Zhang, H., C. Miles, M. Flury, H. Liu, and L.W. DeVetter. 2020. Soil-biodegradable plastic mulches undergo minimal in-soil degradation in a perennial raspberry system after 18 months. Horticulturae 6(3):47. doi:10.3390/horticulturae6030047
- Zhang, H., L. DeVetter, E. Scheenstra, and C. Miles. 2020. Weed pressure, yield, and adhesion of soil-biodegradable mulches with pie pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo). HortScience 55:1014-1021. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI15017-20
- Zhang, H., C. Miles, S. Ghimire, C. Benedict, I. Zasada, H. Liu, and L.W. DeVetter. 2020. Plastic mulches improved plant growth and suppressed weeds in late summer-planted floricane-fruiting raspberry. HortScience 55:565–572. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI14734-19
- Zhang, H., C. Miles, S. Ghimire, C. Benedict, I. Zasada, and L.W. DeVetter. 2019. Polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulches improve growth, yield, and weed management in floricane red raspberry. Sci. Hort. 250:371-379. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2019.02.067
- Shrestha, S., DeVetter, L.W., Miles, C., Mejia-Muñoz, J., Krone, P., Bolda, M. and Ghimire, S., 2023. Building Agricultural Knowledge of Soil-biodegradable Plastic Mulch. HortTechnology, 33(5), pp.455-463. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH05248-23
- Madrid, B., Goldberger, J.R., Miles, C.A. and DeVetter, L.W., 2022. Risk and uncertainty of plastic mulch adoption in raspberry production systems. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 37(6), pp.660-671. doi:10.1017/S1742170522000291
- Benedict, C., and C. Miles. 2016. Designing and implementing multi-dimensional outreach activities. Horticultural Science 51(9):S330 (Conf abstract).
- Cowan, J., J. Goldberger, C. Miles, and D. Inglis. 2015. Creating Tactile Space during a University Extension Field Day Event: The Case of a Sustainable Agriculture Innovation. Rural Sociology, 80: 456–482. doi:10.1111/ruso.12073
- Dentzman, K. and J.R. Goldberger. 2020. Organic standards, farmers’ perceptions, and the contested case of biodegradable plastic mulch in the United States. J. Rural Studies. 73:203-213.
- Dentzman, K. and J.R. Goldberger. 2020. Plastic scraps: biodegradable mulch films and the aesthetics of ‘good farming’ in US specialty crop production. Agriculture and Human Values 37:83-96.
- Goldberger, J.R., L.W. DeVetter, and K.E. Dentzman. 2019. Polyethylene and biodegradable plastic mulches for strawberry production in the United States: Experiences and opinions of growers in three regions. HortTechnology 29:619-628.
- Dentzman, K.E. and J.R. Goldberger. 2019. Organic standards, farmers’ perceptions, and the contested case of biodegradable plastic mulch in the United States. Journal of Rural Studies. doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.002
- Dentzman, K. and J. Goldberger. 2019. Plastic scraps: biodegradable mulch films and the aesthetics of ‘good farming’ in US specialty crop production. Agriculture and Human Values. doi:10.1007/s10460-019-09970-x
- Ghimire, S., M. Flury, E.J. Scheenstra, and C.A. Miles. 2019. Sampling and Degradation of Biodegradable Plastic and Paper Mulches in Field after Tillage Incorporation. Science of the Total Environment. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135577
- Ghimire, S., A.M. Saxton, A.L. Wszelaki, J.C. Moore, and C.A. Miles. 2017. Reliability of soil sampling method to assess visible biodegradable mulch fragments remaining in the field after soil incorporation. HortTechnology 27(5): 650-658. doi:10.21273/horttech03821-17.
- Goldberger, J., R. Jones, C. Miles, R. Wallace, and D. Inglis. 2015. Barriers and bridges to the adoption of biodegradable plastic mulches for U.S. specialty crop production. Renew. Agr. Food Syst. 30(2):143-153.
- Goldberger, J.R., L.W. DeVetter, and K.E. Dentzman. 2019. Polyethylene and Biodegradable Plastic Mulches for Strawberry Production in the United States: Experiences and Opinions of Growers in Three Regions. HortTechnology 29(5):619-628. doi:10.21273/HORTTECH04303-19
- Goldberger, J., R. Jones, C. Miles, R. Wallace, and D. Inglis. 2013. Barriers and bridges to the adoption of biodegradable plastic mulches for U.S. specialty crop production. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. doi:10.1017/S1742170513000276
- Velandia, M., K.L. DeLong, A. Wszelaki, S. Schexnayder, C. Clark, and K. Jensen. Use of Polyethylene and Plastic Biodegradable Mulches among Tennessee Fruit and Vegetable Growers. HortTechnology 30:212-218.
- Chen, K.-J., T.L. Marsh, P.R. Tozer, and S.P. Galinato. 2018. Biotechnology to sustainability: Consumer preferences for food products grown on biodegradable mulches. Food Research International. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2018.08.013
- Cowan, J.S., C.A. Miles, P.K. Andrews, and D.A. Inglis. 2014. Biodegradable mulch performed comparable to polyethylene in high tunnel tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production. J. Sci. Food Agric. 94:1854-1864.
- Dabirian, S., D. Inglis, and C. Miles. 2017. Grafting watermelon and using plastic mulch to control Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae in Washington. HortSci. 52:349-356.
- DeVetter, L.W., H. Zhang, S. Ghimire, Watkinson, and C.A. Miles. 2017. Plastic biodegradable mulches reduce weeds and promote crop growth in day-neutral strawberry in western Washington. HortScience 52:1700-1706. Cover article.
- Ghimire, S., E. Scheenstra, and C. Miles. 2020. Soil-biodegradable mulches for growth and yield of sweet corn in Mediterranean-type climate. HortScience 55:317-325.
- Ghimire, S., A.L. Wszelaki, J.C. Moore, D.A. Inglis, and C. Miles. 2018. The use of biodegradable mulches in pie pumpkin crop production in two diverse climates. HortScience 53:288-294.
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