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dc.contributor.authorMAHESWARAPPA, H P-
dc.contributor.authorSRINIVASAN, v-
dc.contributor.authorLAL, R-
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-07T06:52:47Z-
dc.date.available2018-11-07T06:52:47Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Crop Improvement, 25:303–322, 2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1770-
dc.description.abstractThe agriculture sector, which accounts for about 52% of the total workforce despite a steady decline of its share in the gross domestic product (GDP), is still the largest economic sector that plays a significant role in the overall socio-economic development of India. Sustainability of agricultural production systems depends on their carbon (C) footprint and the C output-input ratio. Thus, the present study was conducted with the objectives to: (i) assess C emissions in relation to predominant agricultural systems in India; (ii) evaluate C-use efficiency of production systems; and (iii) determine the relative sustainability of agronomic production systems as determined by their C footprints. The data collated on C-based input into the soil for predominant agricultural and horticultural crops included the amounts of fertilizers (N, P, K), herbicides, and pesticides used for crops annually, cropland area, total production of each crop, water-management practices, energy used for different\ operations, and total number of livestock. These data were used to compute C equivalent (Ce) per hectare of input and output, and the relative sustainability indices as a measure of the C-production efficiency. Beginning with low C-based input of 69.7 Tg Ce/yr (1 Tg = teragram = 1012g = 1 million ton) in 1960–61, input of fertilizers, pesticides, farm power, feed, fodder, and electricity.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectagricultural inputen_US
dc.subjectcarbon footprinten_US
dc.subjectcarbon outputen_US
dc.subjectgreenhouse gas,en_US
dc.subjectIndiaen_US
dc.subjectsustainability indexen_US
dc.titleCarbon Footprint and Sustainability of Agricultural Production Systems in Indiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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