A life cycle assessment of annual, N fertilised perennial and non-N fertilised perennial pastures, South-Western Australia

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-79

  Biswas, Wahidul K ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

GHGs; Life cycle assessment; Live weight; Pasture; Streamlined LCA; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84931832567     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: 17415004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2015.069794     Document Type: Article

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