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ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
Volume 64, Issue -, Pages 249-257Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.01.001
Keywords
Double rice; Carbon footprint; Nitrogen footprint; Life cycle assessment
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- Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in Public Interest in China [201103001]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China [NCET-13-0567]
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Agriculture plays an important role in greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and reactive nitrogen (Nr) loss. Therefore, carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) footprint reductions in agro-ecosystem have become an increasingly hot topic in global climate change and agricultural adaptation. The objective of this study was to assess the C footprint (CF) and N footprint (NF) of double rice (Oryza sativa L.) production using life cycle assessment method in Southern China. The results showed that fertilizer application and farm machinery operation contributed the most to both GHGs and Nr emissions from agricultural inputs in the double rice production process. The CF for the early, late, and double rice was 0.86, 0.83, and 0.85 kg CO2-eq kg(-1) year(-1) at yield-scale, respectively. In addition, the NF was 10.47, 10.89, and 10.68 g N-eq kg(-1) year(-1) at yield-scale for the early, late and double rice, respectively. The largest fraction of CF and NF of double rice was the share of CH4 emission and NH3 volatilization from the paddy field, respectively. Higher CF and NF at yield-scale for Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan provinces were presented, compared to the average level in double rice cropping for the region, while smaller than those of Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan provinces. Some effective solutions would be favorable toward mitigating climate change and eutrophication of the double rice cropping region in Southern China, including reduction of fertilizer application rates, improvements in farm machinery operation efficiencies, and changes in regional allocation of double rice cropping areas. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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