Environmental aspects of fiber crops cultivation and use

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-115

  Fernando, Ana Luisa ^a   Duarte, Maria Paula ^a   Vatsanidou, Anna ^b   Alexopoulou, Efi ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c CRES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agro environmental indicators; Environmental studies; Fiber crops; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EUTROPHICATION; FIBERS; GREENHOUSE GASES; QUALITY CONTROL;

AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOME; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84940001574     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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