Agriculture biomass in India: Part 2. Post-harvest losses, cost and environmental impacts

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-153

  Cardoen, Dennis ^a,b,c   Joshi, Piyush ^c   Diels, Ludo ^b   Sarma, Priyangshu M ^c   Pant, Deepak ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agro residue; Biomass; By products; Costs; Environmental impact; Post harvest loss

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; BYPRODUCTS; CEREAL PRODUCTS; COSTS; HARVESTING; MOLASSES; SUGAR CANE; SUGAR CANE MILLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS; AGRO RESIDUES; POST-HARVEST LOSS; RICE STRAWS; SAFE DISPOSALS; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BIOMASS; COST; CROP RESIDUE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUBERGINE; BANANA; BIOMASS; CABBAGE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHICKPEA; COCONUT; COLLECTION COST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COTTON SEED; CROP; DENSIFICATION COST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HARVEST PERIOD; HARVESTING COST; INDIA; MAIZE; MANGO; MUSTARD; ONION; PADDY; PEANUT; PEARL MILLET; PIGEONPEA; POTATO; PRODUCTION COST; SORGHUM; SOYBEAN; STORAGE COST; SUGARCANE; TAPIOCA; TOMATO; TOTAL COST; TRANSPORTATION COST; WHEAT;

SACCHARUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84934892975     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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