Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by no-tilling rice cultivation in Hachirogata polder, northern Japan: Life-cycle inventory analysis

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 668-677

  Harada, Hisatomi ^a,b   Kobayashi, Hitomi ^b   Shindo, Hayato ^b  

^a Forestry and Fisheries Research Center   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSAY LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas; Life cycle assessment; Puddling; Rice cultivation; Tilling

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 34748837288     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0765.2007.00174.x     Document Type: Article

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