Trade-offs between high yields and greenhouse gas emissions in irrigation wheat cropland in China

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2287-2294

  Cui, Z L ^a   Wu, L ^a   Ye, Y L ^b   Ma, W Q ^c   Chen, X P ^a   Zhang, F S ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRONOMY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; IRRIGATION; TRADE-OFF; WHEAT;

CHINA;

EID: 84899070789     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-2287-2014     Document Type: Article

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