Optimization of energy inputs for wheat crop in Punjab

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 453-465

  Singh, Gursahib ^a   Singh, Surendra ^a   Singh, Jasdev ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crop production; Energy; Optimization; Productivity; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CROP PRODUCTION;

CROPS;

EID: 0142026186     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00155-9     Document Type: Article

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