Life cycle assessment of tomato crop production in a mediterranean multispan tunnel greenhouse

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 927, Issue , 2012, Pages 807-814

  Torrellas, M ^a   Anton A ^a   Montero, J I ^a   Baeza, E J ^b   Lopez J C ^b   Parra, J J Pérez ^b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Cajamar Las Palmerillas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emissions; Environmental impacts; Fertilizers; Life Cycle assessment (LCA); Reduction of inputs

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84863668555     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.927.100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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