Nitrogen fertilization to optimize the greenhouse gas balance of hemp crops grown for biomass

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 701-712

  Finnan, John ^a   Burke, Brendan ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Greenhouses gases; Hemp; Leaf area index (LAI); Nitrogen; Rate; Timing

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; CROPS; ENERGY BALANCE; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEMP; PLANTS (BOTANY); RATING;

APPLICATION RATES; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); GREENHOUSE GAS BALANCE; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAF CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; TIMING;

NITROGEN;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 84877134741     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12045     Document Type: Article

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