Carbon footprint of canola and mustard is a function of the rate of N fertilizer

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-68

  Gan, Yantai ^a   Liang, Chang ^b   Huang, Gaobao ^a   Malhi, Sukhdev S ^c   Brandt, Stewart A ^c   Katepa Mupondwa, Felicitas ^d  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Brassica napus; Carbon footprint; Environment; Greenhouse gas; Nitrogen management; NUE; Yellow mustard

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA RAPA; CANADA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MUSTARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; ROOT LITTER; SEED YIELD; SINAPIS ALBA; STRAW;

BRASSICA JUNCEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; SINAPIS ALBA;

EID: 84855290053     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-011-0337-z     Document Type: Article

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