Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-2pzkn Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-05-22T08:19:46.069Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Embedded Seed Technology and Greenhouse Gas EmissionsReductions: A Meta-Analysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Lanier Nalley ,
Michael Popp  and
Zara Niederman
Lanier Nalley
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Michael Popp
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Zara Niederman
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Get access

Extract

Agriculture's significant global contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions has spurred consumer and retailer interest in GHG mitigation andmay lead to incentive programs for producers to lessen GHG emissions. Alongthose lines, a producer choice is the use of embedded seed technologydesigned to enhance the marketable portion of yield through improveddisease, weed, and pest management with the same or lower use of inputs.This article examines commonalities and differences across three recentstudies on rice, sweet corn, and cotton, which addressed the impacts ofembedded seed technology on yield, input use, and GHG emissions. Embeddedseed technology can be any method of improving the physical or geneticcharacteristics of a seed. These seed enhancements can include physiologicalquality, vigor, and synchronicity (consistency across seedlings in time ofemergence and size) through traditional breeding, hybrid breeding, orbiotechnology.

Keywords

cottongreenhouse gaseshybrid seedricesweet cornQ15Q18Q54
Type
Session Title: Assistant Professor Leadership Award Winners' Invited Paper Series
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 45 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 523 - 535
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2013

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Baddeley, S., Cheng, P., and Wolfe, R.. “2011 Trade Policy Implications of Carbon Labels on Food.” CATPRN Commissioned Paper 2011-04, 2011.Google Scholar
Baker, J.M., Ochsner, T.E., Venterea, R.T., and Griffis, T.J.. “Tillage and Soil Carbon Sequestration— What Do We Really Know?” Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 118(2007):1–5.10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.014Google Scholar
Bennett, D. “California Rice Project to Strengthen Carbon Credit Market?” Western Farm Press, June 30, 2011. Internet site: http://westernfarmpress.com/rice/california-rice-project-strengthen-carbon-credit-market?page=4 (Accessed July 16, 2012).Google Scholar
Bolwig, S., and Gibbon, P.. Emerging Product Carbon Footprint Standards and Schemes and Their Possible Trade Impacts. Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Risø-R-1719(EN), December 2009.Google Scholar
Bouwman, A.F. “Direct Emission of Nitrous Oxide from Agricultural Soils.” Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 46(1996):53–70.10.1007/BF00210224Google Scholar
Brennan, J.P. “Measuring the Contribution of New Varieties to Increasing Wheat Yields.” Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics 53(1984):175-95.Google Scholar
Bridges. “TESCO Pilots Carbon Footprinting Scheme.” Bridges Trade BioRes 8(2008):1–2.Google Scholar
Causarano, H.J., Franzluebbers, A.J., Reeves, D.W., and Shaw, J.N.. “Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration in Cotton Production Systems of the Southeastern United States: A Review.” Journal of Environmental Quality 35(2006):1374-83.10.2134/jeq2005.015016825457Google Scholar
Changsheng, L., Frolking, S., Xiao, X., Moore, B. III, Boles, S., Qiu, J., Huang, Y., Salas, W., and Sass, R.. “Modeling Impacts of Farming Management Alternatives on C02, CH4, and N20 Emissions: A Case Study for Water Management of Rice Agriculture of China.” Global Biochemical Cycles 19(2005):1–10.Google Scholar
Changsheng, L., Mosier, A., Wassmann, R., Cai, Z., Zheng, X., Huang, Y., Tsurata, H., Boonjawat, J., and Lantin, R.. “Modeling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice-Based Production Systems: Sensitivity and Upscaling.” Global Biogeochemical Cycles 18(2004):1–19.Google Scholar
Del Grosso, S.J., Mosier, A.R., Parton, W.J., and Ojima, D.S.. “DAYCENT Model Analysis of Past and Contemporary Soil N2O and Net Greenhouse Gas Flux for Major Crops in the USA.” Soil and Tillage Research 83(2005):9–24.10.1016/j.still.2005.02.007Google Scholar
Durand-Morat, A., Wailes, E.J., and Chavez, E.C.. “Hybrid Rice and Its Impact on Food Security and the Pattern of Global Production and Trade.” Selected Paper Presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, Corpus Christi, TX, February 5-8, 2011.Google Scholar
Ecolnvent Center. Ecoinvent 2.2 Life Cycle Inventory Database. St Gallen, Switzerland: Swiss Center for Life Cycle Inventories, 2009.Google Scholar
Franzluebbers, A.J. “Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration and Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Southeastern USA. Soil Tillage Research 83(2005):120-47.10.1016/j.still.2005.02.012Google Scholar
Hazell, P.B.R. The Asian Green Revolution. IFPRI Discussion Paper 00911, International Food Policy Research Institute, November 2010.Google Scholar
IPCC. Summary for Policymakers, in Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis: Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Solomon, S., Qin, D., Manning, M., Chen, Z., Marquis, M., Averyt, K.B., Tignor, M. and Miller, H.L. (eds.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2007.Google Scholar
Johnson, J.M.F., Reicosky, D.C., Allmaras, R.R., Sauer, T.J., Venterea, R.T., and Dell, C.J.. “Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Potential of Agriculture in the Central USA.” Soil and Tillage Research 83(2005):73–94.10.1016/j.still.2005.02.010Google Scholar
Kellogg's. 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report. 2010. Internet site: http://kelloggcorporateresponsibihty.com/environment/11.html (Accessed August 29, 2011).Google Scholar
Kim, S., and Dale, B.E.. “Cumulative Energy and Global Warming Impact from the Production of Biomass for Biobased Products.” Journal of Industrial Ecology 7(2003):147-62.10.1162/108819803323059442Google Scholar
Lai, R. “Carbon Emission from Farm Operations.” Environment International 30(2004):981-90.10.1016/j.envint.2004.03.00515196846Google Scholar
Landis, A.E., Miller, S.A., and Theis, T.L.. “Life Cycle of the Corn and Soybean Agroecosystem for Biobased Production.” Environmental Science and Technology 41(2007):1457-64.10.1021/es060612517593757Google Scholar
McCarl, B.A., and Schneider, U.A.. “U.S. Agriculture's Role in a Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation World: An Economic Perspective.” Review of Agricultural Economics 22(2007):134-59.Google Scholar
McFadden, B., Nalley, L., and Popp, M.. “How Greenhouse Gas Emission Policy and Industry Pressure Could Affect Producer Selection of Rice Cultivars.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (2013):forthcoming.Google Scholar
Nalley, L., Niederman, Z., Danforth, D., and Teague, T.. “A Scan Level Cotton Carbon Life Cycle Assessment: Has Bio-Tech Reduced the Carbon Emissions from Cotton Production in the USA?” Journal of Cotton Science (2013a): forthcoming.Google Scholar
Nalley, L., Popp, M., and Niederman, Z.. “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Differences and Consumers WTP for Providing Local Production Through the Introduction of Genetically Modified Sweet Corn.” Journal of Food DistributionResearch (2013b) : forthcoming.Google Scholar
Nalley, L., Popp, M., Niederman, Z., Brye, K., and Matlock, M.. “How Potential Carbon Policies Could Affect Cotton Location and Production Practices in the United States.” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 41(2012):215–31.Google Scholar
Negra, C., Sweedo, C.C., Cavender-Bares, K., and O'Malley, R.. “Indicators of Carbon Storage in U.S. Ecosystems: Baseline for Terrestrial Carbon Accounting.” Journal of Environmental Quality 37(2008):1376-82.10.2134/jeq2007.029018574168Google Scholar
Nelson, R.G., Hellwinckel, C.M., Brandt, C.C., West, T.O., Ugarte, D.G., and Marland, G.. “Energy Use and Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Cropland Production in the United States, 1990-2004.” Journal of Environmental Quality 38(2009):418-25.10.2134/jeq2008.026219202012Google Scholar
Robertson, G.P., Paul, E.A., and Harwood, R.R.. “Greenhouse Gases in Intensive Agriculture: Contributions of Individual Gases to the Radiative Forcing of the Atmosphere.” Science 289(2000):1922-25.10.1126/science.289.5486.192210988070Google Scholar
Rosenbloom, S. “At Wal-Mart, Labeling to Reflect Green Intent.” The New York Times, July 15, 2009. Internet site: www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/business/energy-environment/16walmart.html (Accessed June 13, 2012).Google Scholar
Sainju, U.M., Jabro, J.D., and Stevens, W.B.. “Soil Carbon Dioxide Emission and Carbon Content as Affected by Irrigation, Tillage, Cropping System, and Nitrogen Fertilization.” Journal of Environmental Quality 37(2008):98–106.10.2134/jeq2006.039218178882Google Scholar
Schneider, U.A., McCarl, B.A., and Schmid, E.. “Agricultural Sector Analysis on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in US Agriculture and Forestry.” Agricultural Systems 94(2007):128-40.10.1016/j.agsy.2006.08.001Google Scholar
Shapouri, H., Duffield, J.A., and Wang, M.. The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol. Washington, DC: USDA, Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, 2002.Google Scholar
Smith, K.A., McTaggart, L.P., and Tsuruta, H.. “Emissions of N20 and NO Associated with Nitrogen Fertilization in Intensive Agriculture, and the Potential for Mitigation.” Soil Use and Management 13(1997):296–304.10.1111/j.1475-2743.1997.tb00601.xGoogle Scholar
Snyder, C.S., Bruulsema, T.W., Jensen, T.L., and Fixen, P.E.. “Review of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Crop Production Systems and Fertilizer Management Effects.” Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 133(2009):247-66.10.1016/j.agee.2009.04.021Google Scholar
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks:1990-2007. EPA 430-R-09-004, 2009.Google Scholar
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks:1990-2009. EPA 430-R-ll-005, 2011.Google Scholar
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Arkansas Rice Performance Trials (ARPT), ‘Rice Data.’ Various years, 1996-2009, Little Rock, Arkansas, 2010. Internet site: www.aragriculture.org/crops/rice/PerfTrials/default-htm (Accessed November 1, 2010).Google Scholar
West, T.O., and Marland, G.. “Net Carbon Flux from Agricultural Ecosystems: Methodology for Full Carbon Cycle Analyses.” Environmental Pollution 116(2002):439-44.10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00221-411822723Google Scholar
Yanai, J., Sawamoto, T., Oe, T., Kusa, K., Yamakawa, K., Sakamoto, K., Naganawa, T., Inubushi, K., Hatano, R., and Kosaki, T.. “Spatial Variability of Nitrous Oxide Emissions and Their Soil-Related Determining Factors in an Agricultural Field.” Journal of Environmental Quality 32(2003):1965-77.10.2134/jeq2003.196514674518Google Scholar
Yuan, L.P., and Virmani, S.S.. “Status of Hybrid Rice Research and Development.” In Hybrid Rice: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Hybrid Rice, October 6-10, 1986, Changsha, Hunan, China. Manila, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute, 1988.Google Scholar