Accelerated mulching paper degradation process and mulching paper for implementing the process

#The invention relates to a mulching paper degradation process as well as to the mulching paper for implementing the process. As will be described below, the invention also relates to an enzymatic solution for implementing the said process.

#In the rest of the description, the degradation process and the mulching paper of the invention are more particularly described in relation to the mulching of lettuces.

#However, the paper applies to the mulching of all types of plants, such as strawberry plants, vines, tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, peppers, cucumbers, shallots, etc.

#The invention and the advantages which stem therefrom will become more apparent from the following illustrative examples.

#FIG. 1 shows the various sites where the aqueous enzyme solution acts on cellulose fibres coated with a polyamide-amine-epichlorohydrin resin.

#FIG. 2 shows a table tracking the mechanical properties of the paper of the invention over time.

#FIG. 1 shows the various sites where the enzymes contained in the enzymatic solution of the invention act if the cellulose fibres are impregnated with a polyamide-amine-epichlorohydrin resin.

#FIG. 1a shows, boxed in, the amide bonds which link the monomers of the resin and the hydrolysis of which, during spraying, is catalyzed by enzymes of the amidase type.

#FIG. 1b shows, boxed in, the amine bonds which link the monomers of the resin and the hydrolysis of which, during spraying, is catalyzed by enzymes of the aminase type.