Screening Study of Select Cotton-based Hydromulch Blends Produced Using the Cross-Linked Biofiber Process

As global populations continue to expand, stresses placed on our renewable resources are increasing. Disturbance of native landscapes from agriculture, urbanization or by natural evolution brings the potential for soil erosion caused by normal rain events. Increasing regulatory pressure has resulted in a need for methods and tools permitting disturbed soil to be protected from the effects of soil and wind erosion both quickly and effectively. Research has shown that hydromulch containing specific blends of cotton, mixed with other agricultural byproducts, is very effective in not only providing protection to a soil surface prior to the establishment of vegetation, but also in providing a nutrient rich medium to stimulate germination.