A comparison of energy use in organic and conventional tomato production

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 318-321

  Turhan, Sule ^a   Ozbag, Basak Canan ^a   Rehber, Erkan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benefit cost ratio; Conventional tomato; Energy efficiency ratio; Energy use; Organic tomato

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; CORYLUS; LENS CULINARIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 55249099115     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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