Editing Plastic mulch (section)

===Improved crop quality===
Plastic mulches keep ripening fruits off of the soil. This reduced contact with the soil decreases fruit rot as well as keeps the fruit and vegetables clean. This is beneficial for the production of strawberries, for example.<ref name="Scientia Horticulturae 2019 pp. 602–608">{{cite journal | title=White-striped plastic mulch reduces root-zone temperatures during establishment and increases early season yields of annual winter strawberry | journal=Scientia Horticulturae | volume=243 | date=2019-01-03 | issn=0304-4238 | doi=10.1016/j.scienta.2018.09.018 | pages=602–608 | url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304423818306289 | access-date=2022-01-20| last1=Deschamps | first1=Stephen S. | last2=Whitaker | first2=Vance M. | last3=Agehara | first3=Shinsuke | s2cid=91724681 | url-access=subscription }}</ref>