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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1987
Shuji Kitamura, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Kiyohiko Nakae, Nishinomiya, JP;
Kozo Kotani, Toyonaka, JP;
Takanori Kume, Takatsuki, JP;
Hideo Negawa, Toyonaka, JP;
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A mulching film which comprises a reflective film layer having a reflective peak at a wavelength of less than 0.4 .mu.m and a reflective spectrum having not less than 1.4 of a ratio (R.sub.A /R.sub.B) of the ultraviolet peak reflectance (R.sub.A) and the visible light reflectance at a wavelength of 0.5 .mu.m (R.sub.B) and a black film layer, which is effective for repelling insect pests harmful for various crops and other plants by covering ground for plantation and for lowering of the underground temperature and also for the prevention of the propagation of weeds.