Ground cover materials
OwnerJonathan Dallas TOYEinventor
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Abstract
A ground cover material for use in horticulture has on one side a low white layer comprising a transparent or translucent polymer and a low amount of a white pigment or pigments, and on an opposite side a metallized layer. In use the material is placed beneath fruit trees for example, and provides a balance of direct and diffuse reflection of incident solar radiation back to the fruit trees.
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A ground cover material having a greater length than width and comprising:
- a low white layer on a first side of the ground cover material, the low white layer being composed of a translucent polymer having a white pigment therein that causes the low white layer, to be white-translucent, and
- a metallized layer on the opposite side of the ground cover material from the low white layer.
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A ground cover material having a greater length than width and comprising:
- two or more translucent layers on a first side, each layer composed of a translucent polymer and a low amount of a white pigment and a low amount of coloured pigment such that the translucent layers are white-translucent and coloured-translucent, and
- a metallized layer on a second side thereof.
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A method for generating diffuse light to a living plant comprising:
- placing a ground cover material on the ground adjunct to the plant, the ground cover material including a layer having metal therein proximate to the ground, a layer having a low white-translucent material further from the ground than the metal layer and a layer of low colored-translucent further from the ground than the metal layer.
- reflecting diffuse and direct light in the UV range of about 280-400 nm, with at least 50% of reflected light being diffuse light;
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- reflects diffuse and direct light in the visible range of about 421-700 nm, with at least 30% of reflected light being diffuse light.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.