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Engineering The Container-- Panel Discussion/ Ninth of Nine Papers-- Biodegradable Containers:- Degradation Rates And Fabrication Techniques

This paper describes the development of biodegradable plastic containers suitable for growing and transplanting trees in various regions of North America, based on a new plastic developed by Union Carbide Corporation called polycaprolactone. Factors affecting the biodegradation rate and performance of such containers are discussed, such as additives in the plastic and container design and fabrication.


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Author(s): Robert A. Clendinning, Steven Cohen, James E. Potts

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1974

Event: Proceedings of the North American Containerized Forest Tree Seedling Symposium
1974 - Denver, CO