Virtual nitrogen factors and nitrogen footprints associated with nitrogen loss and food wastage of China’s main food crops

A nitrogen (N) flow, divided into production, food supply, and consumption phases, was designed to calculate the virtual N factors (VNFs) and N footprints (NFs) of China’s main food crops. It covered four food groups—cereals, tubers, vegetables, and fruits—comprising 24 food crops. A meta-analysis o...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Yanping Liu, Hideaki Shibata, Baojing Gu, Yawei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa98a6