Superior Agri Textiles products typically have following features :
Tensile Strength: The tensile strength of nets can be a deciding factor of its long term durability and service life. Hence good tensile strength is necessary parameter.
Protection against Solar Radiation: Agro textiles are used over the cultivated areas soon after sowing or planting. For such application Agro-textiles has to withstand solar radiation with varying surrounding temperature.The ability to withstand solar radiation should be prolonged for the product to have more life. Further the product should perform same way even when chemicals through pesticides and fertilisers happen to fall on them when applied by the farmer.
Withstands ultraviolet radiation: The Non visible radiations include ultraviolet radiations (UV) radiation leads to degradation of molecular chains. No single material is resistant to all radiations .Polypropylene and polyester are more resistant to UV radiations when used as an outdoor material, polyethylene is treated with the appropriate UV stabilizers. Potential to reduce the impact of UV radiation on plants by light absorbing or light‐reflecting non-woven (light permeability: 80 to 90% to allow photosynthesis to take place).
Abrasion Resistance: The abrasion to which a Agri textiles product is subjected may be of the material itself (material to material) or stray animals .Abrasion of the Agri textiles product would result in holes though which animals and pests could enter the structure and harm the crops .good abrasion resistance is required of Agri textiles product.
Resistance to microorganisms: The agri textiles products being used should inherently be resistant to micro organism. They should again not get their infections with them to the crops.
Stable construction: The construction must be such that it must be stable for any application.
Lightweight: The weight of the fabric /products should be such that the plant should be able to bear the load .