Reducing agricultural carbon footprint through diversified crop rotation systems in the North China Plain

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 131-139

  Yang, Xiaolin ^a   Gao, Wangsheng ^a   Zhang, Min ^a   Chen, Yuanquan ^a   Sui, Peng ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Cropping system; Greenhouse gas emissions; Soil carbon storage

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; OILSEEDS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION; CLEANER PRODUCTION; CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; CROP ROTATION SYSTEM; CROPPING SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC OUTPUT; NORTH CHINA PLAIN; SOIL CARBON STORAGE;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; IPOMOEA BATATAS; LOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84901820081     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.063     Document Type: Article

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