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| Research progress and prospect of greenhouse gas emissions from the life-cycle production of food crops in China |
| Received:January 31, 2020 |
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| KeyWord:food crops;greenhouse gas;life-cycle analysis;carbon footprint;mitigation options |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | XIA Long-long | State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China | | | YAN Xiao-yuan | State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China | yanxy@issas.ac.cn |
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| Abstract: |
| As one of the largest developing country in the world, food production in China has substantial influence on global food security and climate change. During the past two decades, mountainous studies have proved that the sector of field cultivation of food crops is an important source of greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions. However, as the application of life-cycle analysis(carbon footprint)in the research field of agriculture, more and more studies have pointed out that the sector of agricultural materials production is also an important source of GHG emissions, which should not be ignored. This paper reviewed the research studies conducted during the past two decades regarding the assessment of GHG emissions due to the life-cycle production of food crops in China, proposed mitigation options and put forward prospects and suggestions on carbon footprint-related research studies in future. |
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