Carbon footprint of apple and pear: orchards, storage and distribution

Apple and pear represent 51% of fresh fruit orchards in Portugal. This paper presents a life-cycle (LC) greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment (so-called carbon footprint) of 3 apple and 1 pear Portuguese production systems. An LC model and inventory were implemented, encompassing the farm stage (cultivati...

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Main Author: Figueiredo, Filipa (author)
Other Authors: Castanheira, Érica Geraldes (author), Feliciano, Manuel (author), Rodrigues, M.A. (author), Peres, António M. (author), Maia, Filipe (author), Ramos, António (author), Carneiro, J.P. (author), Coroama, Vlad C. (author), Freire, Fausto (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Apple
Carbon footprint
Greenhouse gas
Life-cycle assessment
Orchards
Pear
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10666
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/10666

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10666

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