Potential mitigation of environmental impacts of intensive plum production in southeast China with maintenance of high yields: Evaluation using life cycle assessment
Abstract:IntroductionIntensive plum production usually involves high yields but also high environmental costs due to excessive fertilizer inputs. Quantitative analysis of the environmental effects of plum production is thereby required in the development of optimum strategies to promote sustainable fruit production.MethodsWe collected survey questionnaires from 254 plum production farms in Zhao’an county, Fujian province, southeast China to assess the environmental impacts by life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. Th… Show more
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