Effects of mechanization on energy requirements for apple production in Esfahan province, Iran

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1424-1429

  Asakereh, Abbas ^a   Shiekhdavoodi, Mohammad Javad ^b   Almassi, Morteza ^b   Sami, Mooslem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apple; Energy; Iran; Mechanization

Indexed keywords

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 77954922947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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