Partial modelling of the perennial crop cycle misleads LCA results in two contrasted case studies

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 297-310

  Bessou, Cecile ^a   Basset Mens, Claudine ^b   Latunussa, Cynthia ^a   Vélu, Alice ^a   Heitz, Hadrien ^b   Vannière, Henri ^b   Caliman, Jean Pierre ^a,c  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Campus international de Baillarguet   (France)

^c SMART Research Institute   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Chronological modelling; Citrus; LCA; Oil palm fruit; Perennial crop

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; CITRUS; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; ELAEIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIELD EMISSION; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL PLANT; PLANT YIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84958119719     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-016-1030-z     Document Type: Article

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