Review of greenhouse gas emissions from crop production systems and fertilizer management effects

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 133, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 247-266

  Snyder, C S ^a   Bruulsema, T W ^b   Jensen, T L ^b   Fixen, P E ^c  

^a International Plant Nutrition Institute   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c International Plant Nutrition Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Cropping system; Fertilizer; Global warming; Greenhouse gas; Methane; Nitrogen; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TILLAGE;

EID: 67749114143     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.04.021     Document Type: Review

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