Effects of tillage method and crop rotation on non-renewable energy use efficiency for a thin Black Chernozem in the Canadian Prairies

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-136

  Zentner, R P ^a   Lafond, G P ^a   Derksen, D A ^b   Nagy, C N ^c   Wall, D D ^a   May, W E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Prairies; Chernozem; Crop rotations; Energy output; Energy use efficiency; Non renewable energy use; Tillage method

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; GROWTH KINETICS; LAND USE; SEED;

CROP ROTATION; CROPPING SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING;

CHERNOZEM; CROP ROTATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE; TILLAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

LINUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2342486738     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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