Life cycle and economic assessment of Western Canadian pulse systems: The inclusion of pulses in crop rotations

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 43-53

  MacWilliam, S ^a   Wismer, M ^a   Kulshreshtha, S ^b  

^a SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop production; Dry pea; Economic assessment; Lentil; Life cycle assessment; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; LEGUME; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN FIXATION;

CANADA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; LENS CULINARIS; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84897106160     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.08.009     Document Type: Article

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