Mulch mats a green weed solution

RESEARCHERS at Waterford Institute of Technology have come up with novel mulch mats which will help forestry managers to see their woods from the weeds.

The mulch mats are a clean, green solution to combating weeds in forests without using sprays, and to helping young trees to grow.

A WIT research team, led by Dr Nick McCarthy, pioneered the work on alternatives to herbicides. With the help of funding from the Council for Forestry Research Development they tested the use of mats to suppress weeds.