Environmental burdens of producing bread wheat, oilseed rape and potatoes in England and Wales using simulation and system modelling

Background, aims and scope Food production is essential to life. Modern farming uses considerable resources to produce arable crops. Analysing the environmental burdens of alternative crop production methods is a vital tool for policymakers. The paper describes the production burdens (calculated by...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The international journal of life cycle assessment 2010-09, Vol.15 (8), p.855-868
Hauptverfasser:	Williams, Adrian G., Audsley, Eric, Sandars, Daniel L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acidic soils Acidification Agricultural production Alternative crops Carbon footprint Cereal crops Climate change Crop production Cryopreservation Dry matter Earth and Environmental Science Emissions Energy consumption Environment Environmental Chemistry Environmental Economics Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Environmental impact Eutrophication Farming systems Fertilizer application Fieldwork Food production Fossil fuels Global warming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Lca for Agriculture Life cycle analysis Life cycles Long-term effects Nitrous oxide Oilseeds Organic soils Pesticides Plant extracts Plant protection Potatoes Rainfall levels Soil texture Surveys Vegetables Wheat
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