Understanding the impact of crop and food production on the water environment-using sugar as a model

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-8

  Hess, Tim ^a   Aldaya, Maite ^b   Fawell, John ^a   Franceschini, Helen ^c   Ober, Eric ^d   Schaub, Ruediger ^e   Schulze Aurich, Jochen ^f  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

^f SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Footprint; Impact; Sugar; Water

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SUGAR; WATER;

AGRICULTURE; CROP; DRINKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOTPRINT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMPACT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOIL; SUGARCANE; WATER SUPPLY;

FOOTPRINT; IMPACT; SUGAR; WATER;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DRINKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD HANDLING; FRESH WATER; SACCHARUM; SOIL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84887261605     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6369     Document Type: Review

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