Energy inputs - yield relationship and cost analysis of kiwifruit production in Iran

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1071-1075

  Mohammadi, Ali ^a   Rafiee, Shahin ^a   Mohtasebi, Seyed Saeid ^a   Rafiee, Hamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY FORMS; ENERGY INPUTS; ESTIMATION RESULTS; FARMYARD MANURE; KIWIFRUITS; NON-RENEWABLE; OUTPUT LEVELS; RANDOM SAMPLING METHOD; TOTAL COSTS; TOTAL ENERGY; TOTAL PRODUCTION COST; YIELD RELATIONSHIP;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DIESEL FUELS; FERTILIZERS; MACHINERY; MANURES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DIESEL; EMERGY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; ORCHARD; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SAMPLING;

IRAN; MAZANDARAN;

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 73249130304     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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