Energy flow and greenhouse gas emissions in organic and conventional sweet cherry orchards located in or close to Natura 2000 sites

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1302-1310

  Litskas, Vassilios D ^a   Mamolos, Andreas P ^a   Kalburtji, Kiriaki L ^a   Tsatsarelis, Constantinos A ^a   Kiose Kampasakali, Eleni ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agro environmental indicators; Energy budget; Greenhouse effect; Life cycle analyses; Natura 2000 network; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSES; NATURA 2000; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

AGRICULTURE; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY HARVESTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; FRUITS; FUNGICIDES; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; INSECTICIDES; LIFE CYCLE; ORCHARDS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY BUDGET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY USE; FARMING SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORCHARD; PESTICIDE;

PRUNUS AVIUM;

EID: 79451471424     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.023     Document Type: Article

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