Greenhouse gas emissions and energy use in UK-grown short-day strawberry (Fragaria xananassa Duch) crops

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 148, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 667-681

  Warner, D J ^a   Davies, M ^b   Hipps, N ^b   Osborne, N ^b   Tzilivakis, J ^a   Lewis, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b EAST MALLING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FUMIGATION; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE GAS; HARVESTING; MULCH; ORGANIC FARMING; PEAT; RESOURCE USE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 78650549170     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610000493     Document Type: Article

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