Evaluation of the environmental impacts of apple production using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Case study in New Zealand

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 114, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 226-238

  Mila I Canals L ^a,c   Burnip, G M ^b,d   Cowell, S J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apple production; Environmental hotspots; Integrated Fruit Production (IFP); Life Cycle Assessment; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33645218749     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.10.023     Document Type: Article

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