TY  - JOUR
AU  - Puoci, Francesco 
AU  - Iemma, Francesca 
AU  - Spizzirri, Umile Gianfranco 
AU  - Cirillo, Giuseppe 
AU  - Curcio, Manuela 
AU  - Picci, Nevio 
PY  - 2008
TI  - Polymer in Agriculture: a Review
JF  - American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.3844/ajabssp.2008.299.314
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajabssp.2008.299.314
AB  - In agricultural field, polymers are widely used for many applications. Although they were used, in the first time, just  as structural materials (inhert polymers),  in the last decades functionalized polymers revolutionized the agricultural and food industry with new tools for several applications. Smart polymeric materials  and smart delivery systems helped the agricultural industry	to combat viruses and other crop pathogens, functionalized polymers were used to increase the efficiency of pesticides and herbicides, allowing lower doses to be used and to indirectly protect the environment through  filters or catalysts to reduce pollution and clean-up existing pollutants. This report will review the key aspects of used polymers in agricultural area, highlighting current research in this field and the future impacts they may have.