Carbon footprint of crop production in China: An analysis of National Statistics data

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 422-431

  Cheng, K ^a   Yan, M ^a   Nayak, D ^b   Pan, G X ^a   Smith, P ^b   Zheng, J F ^a   Zheng, J W ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84924919168     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859614000665     Document Type: Article

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