Mitigating greenhouse gas and nitrogen loss with improved fertilizer management in rice: Quantification and economic assessment

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-454

  Pathak, H ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation agriculture; Global warming potential; Marginal abatement cost; Net return; Recovery efficiency of N

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; CARBON EMISSION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOODING; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LEACHING; MITIGATION; NITROGEN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RICE; VOLATILIZATION; ZERO TILLAGE;

HARYANA; INDIA;

EID: 77954426932     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-010-9350-z     Document Type: Article

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