The environmental impact assessment of wheat and barley production by using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 979-992

  Fallahpour, F ^a   Aminghafouri, A ^a   Ghalegolab Behbahani, A ^a   Bannayan, M ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acidification; Climate change; Eutrophication

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; BARLEY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WHEAT; YIELD RESPONSE;

IRAN;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84867878486     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-012-9367-3     Document Type: Article

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