1,560
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Potential management interventions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from tea cultivation

, , , , , & show all

Figures & data

Figure 1. Processes considered in the greenhouse gas footprint of black tea production at UTKL.

Figure 1. Processes considered in the greenhouse gas footprint of black tea production at UTKL.

Table 1. UTKL baseline life cycle inventory to produce 1 kg of black tea.

Table 2. List of management interventions evaluation for their potential to reduce GHG emissions from tea cultivation.

Figure 2. GHG footprints for 1 kg of black tea from estates and factories around Kericho and Limuru for production years 2012 – 2015. The UTKL baseline includes an error bar to represent the temporal variability seen for the different years of production.

Figure 2. GHG footprints for 1 kg of black tea from estates and factories around Kericho and Limuru for production years 2012 – 2015. The UTKL baseline includes an error bar to represent the temporal variability seen for the different years of production.

Figure 3. GHG footprint of fertiliser application (timing) and harvesting practices interventions.

Figure 3. GHG footprint of fertiliser application (timing) and harvesting practices interventions.

Figure 4. GHG footprint of harvesting practices intervention, considering different yield and fertiliser scenarios.

Figure 4. GHG footprint of harvesting practices intervention, considering different yield and fertiliser scenarios.

Figure 5. GHG footprint of black tea from organic tea cultivation.

Figure 5. GHG footprint of black tea from organic tea cultivation.
Supplemental material

tcmt_a_1840872_sm6918.docx

Download MS Word (154.7 KB)

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.