Energy efficiency in small-scale biointensive organic onion production in Pennsylvania, USA

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-188

  Moore, Stephen R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biointensive; energy efficiency; manual production; onion; organic

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC FARMING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 77958460135     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000098     Document Type: Article

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