Energy balance and greenhouse gas emissions in organic and conventional avocado orchards in Mexico

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 43, Issue , 2014, Pages 281-287

  Astier, Marta ^a   Merlín Uribe, Yair ^b   Villamil Echeverri, Laura ^c   Garciarreal, Alfredo ^a   Gavito, Mayra E ^b   Masera, Omar R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^c Programa de Biología Facultad de Ciencias Básicas UNISARC Kilómetro 4 Vía Santa Rosa de Cabal Chinchiná Santa Rosa de Cabal   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Avocado; Energy; GHG; Mexico; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROPS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS; FRUITS; GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MACHINERY; ORCHARDS;

AVOCADO; ENERGY; GHG; ME-XICO; ORGANIC FARMING;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ENERGY BALANCE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOSSIL FUEL; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE CHANGE; ORCHARD; ORGANIC FARMING; SUSTAINABILITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84898646277     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.03.002     Document Type: Article

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