Energy flow for integrated apple production in Greece

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 176-180

  Strapatsa, Argiro V ^a   Nanos, George D ^a   Tsatsarelis, Constantinos A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Energy analysis; Energy input; Energy output; Fertilization

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY FLOW; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; PEST CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 33745187372     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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