Carbon footprint of grain production in China

Abstract Due to the increasing environmental impact of food production, carbon footprint as an indicator can guide farmland management. This study established a method and estimated the carbon footprint of grain production in China based on life cycle analysis (LCA). The results showed that grain pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dan Zhang, Jianbo Shen, Fusuo Zhang, Yu’e Li, Weifeng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04182-x