Energy use and output assessment of food-forage production systems

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-62

  Lal, B ^a   Rajput, D S ^a   Tamhankar, M B ^a   Agarwal, I ^a   Sharma, M S ^a  

^a INDIAN GRASSLAND AND FODDER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy balance; Food; Forages; Microbes; Soil C:N ratio; Soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENERGY USE; FORAGE; GRASSLAND;

INDIA;

ANIMALIA; AVENA; BRASSICA; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038670587     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-037X.2003.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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