Energy inputs in food crop production in developing and developed nations

Energies

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Pimentel, David ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crops; Developed and developing countries; Energy; Food; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FRUITS;

CROP PRODUCTION; DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY OUTPUT; FOOD CROPS; OUTPUT AND INPUTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

CROPS;

EID: 63349086602     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en20100001     Document Type: Article

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