Environmental impacts of introducing grain legumes into European crop rotations

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 380-393

  Nemecek, Thomas ^a   von Richthofen, Julia Sophie ^b   Dubois, Gaëtan ^c   Casta, Pierre ^d   Charles, Raphaël ^e   Pahl, Hubert ^f  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b proPlant GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIP Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle des Plantes Riches en Protéines   (France)

^d INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

^e AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Environmental impact; Grain legume; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUEL; LEGUME; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 39149141345     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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