Greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural phase of wine production in the Maremma rural district in Tuscany, Italy

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-100

  Bosco, Simona ^a   di Bene, Claudia ^a   Galli, Mariassunta ^a   Remorini, Damiano ^a,b   Massai, Rossano ^b   Bonari, Enrico ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agri food chain; Carbon footprint; Global warming potential; Life cycle assessment; Vineyard management; Wine growing farm

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROINDUSTRY; AGRONOMY; CERTIFICATION; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD (REGULATION); VINE; VINEYARD; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ITALY; TUSCANY;

VITACEAE;

EID: 84856771623     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2011.e15     Document Type: Article

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