Browsing School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE) by Subject "Cropping systems"

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Addressing crop interactions within cropping systems in LCA

Goglio, Pietro; Brankatschk, Gerhard; Trydeman Knudsen, Marie; Williams, Adrian G.; Nemecek, Thomas (Springer, 2017-09-08)

Purpose The focus of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of an agricultural plant product is typically on one crop. However, isolating one crop from the cropping system that it belongs to is often challenging because the ...
A comparison of methods to quantify greenhouse gas emissions of cropping systems in LCA

Goglio, Pietro; Smith, Ward N.; Grant, B. B.; Desjardins, R. L.; Gao, X.; Hanis, K.; Tenuta, M.; Campbell, C. A.; McConkey, B. G.; Nemecek, Thomas; Burgess, Paul J.; Williams, Adrian G. (Elsevier, 2017-03-23)

Carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide are two important greenhouse gases (GHG) released from cropping systems. Their emissions can vary substantially with climate, soil, and crop management. While different methods are available ...
Development of Crop.LCA, an adaptable screening life cycle assessment tool for agricultural systems: a Canadian scenario assessment

Goglio, Pietro; Smith, Ward N.; Worth, Devon E.; Grant, Brian B.; Desjardins, Raymond L.; Chen, Wen; Tenuta, Mario; McConkey, Brian G.; Williams, Adrian; Burgess, Paul (Elsevier, 2017-06-22)

There is an increasing demand for sustainable agricultural production as part of the transition towards a globally sustainable economy. To quantify impacts of agricultural systems on the environment, life cycle assessment ...

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