Greenhouse gas calculator at farm level addressed to the growers

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 537-545

  Torres, Carmen M ^a   Antón, Assumpció ^b   Ferrer, Francesc ^c   Castells, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c Centre d Assessoria LabFerrer   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Crop; Greenhouse; Online tool; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWING SEASON; INTERNET; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MACHINE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOFTWARE; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

EID: 84959091164     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-016-1068-y     Document Type: Article

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