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Data for "Sustainably Intensified Fresh-market Vegetable Production with Compact Bed Plasticulture" by Hansen et. al. 2026
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This dataset accompanies a 2026 field study on compact bed plasticulture (CBP) for fresh-market vegetables, providing experimental data on crop yields, resource use, and environmental outcomes under the modified bed design. The study demonstrated that CBP can improve both productivity and sustainability metrics compared to conventional plastic-mulched beds.
Intensive plasticulture systems must evolve to increase productivity while reducing resource use and environmental impacts under climate change. Here we design and evaluate compact bed plasticulture (CBP) using taller and narrower beds to modify the plastic-covered soil environment for reducing inputs, losses, and stressors while improving crop productivity and profits. Field experiments with fresh-market pepper showed that CBP maintained or increased yields while reducing inputs such as plastics (mulch and drip tape), pesticides, and irrigation water by 44–50% compared to conventional systems. CBP also reduced saturation stress and was associated with reduced incidence of waterborne disease (Phytophthora capsici) in one season. CBP meets multiple Sustainable Development Goals by reducing carbon emissions (928 kg CO₂ eq./ha), nitrogen loading (34 kg/ha), subsurface water loss (43 cm), plastic waste, and the associated microplastics. These reductions lowered production costs (up to $1,279/ha) and risks for growers, while offering opportunities to increase yield per unit area of farmland.
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