When you put down a strong plastic cover, you keep the water in the soil. It stops weeds and keeps the roots warm. Tests show this works well. For example, cotton grown with this film makes 28.93% more crop and needs much less water.

Switching from standard black plastic to silver black mulch film is the most cost-effective cultural control method to reduce aphid populations and increase marketable yield. By reflecting UV light, the silver surface disrupts the navigation of flying pests (vectors), preventing them from landing and transmitting viruses like Cucumber Mosaic Virus (CMV) or Potato Virus Y (PVY).