Energy resources' utilization in organic and conventional vineyards: Energy flow, greenhouse gas emissions and biofuel production

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1239-1250

  Kavargiris, Stefanos E ^a   Mamolos, Andreas P ^a   Tsatsarelis, Constantinos A ^a   Nikolaidou, Anna E ^a   Kalburtji, Kiriaki L ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Energy analysis; Greenhouse effect; Organic farming; Vitis vinifera L

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY OUTPUT; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FOSSIL ENERGY; MAN HOURS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; ORGANIC FARMING; PLANT PROTECTION; PRESENT SITUATION; RESPONSE OF ENERGY; TOTAL ENERGY; VITIS VINIFERA L; WINE INDUSTRY;

BIOETHANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; HARVESTING; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LOCATION; MACHINERY; WINE;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BIOFUEL; CROP YIELD; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY USE; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC FARMING; RECYCLING; VINEYARD;

VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 67650726565     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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