Impact of cultivation strategies and regional climate on greenhouse gas emissions from grass/clover silage

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 233-237

  Henriksson, M ^a   Cederberg, C ^b   Swensson, C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; dairy production; mitigation option

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 84879684885     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2013.797010     Document Type: Article

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