Feasibility of a modelling suite for the optimised biomass harvest scheduling

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 283-293

  Bochtis, D D ^a   Sorensen C G ^a   Green, O ^a   Bartzanas, T ^a,b   Fountas, S ^a,c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MACHINERY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SCHEDULING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

BIOMASS HARVEST; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DEDICATED SYSTEMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL CONSTRAINTS; HARVESTING PERIODS; INTEGRATED DECISION; OPTIMUM MOISTURE CONTENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 77955175895     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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