Totally Impermeable Film (TIF)

The use of fumigant gases in agriculture helps produce high quality vegetables, fruit and flowers. Held in place with plastic sheeting, they sterilise the soil – eliminating pests like nematodes, bacteria, and fungi- boosting yields.  However, using standard plastic sheeting lets some gas escape into the environment, often with unwelcome side effects.

By adding ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer in barrier layer to GreenPro 7-layer films sharply improves gas retention, blocking permeation to keep fumigants in the soil.

GreenPro 7 layer TIF has been used successfully over the years with a variety of fumigants, including methyl bromide, dichloropropene, chloropicrine, metham sodium, dazomet, etc. permitting the reduction of fumigant dosage by up to 50%.