Opportunities for energy efficiency and biofuel production in Australian wheat farming systems

Biofuels

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 547-561

  Farine, Damien R ^a   O'Connell, Deborah A ^a   Grant, Timothy ^b   Poole, Michael L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Life Cycle Strategies Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY USE; FARMING SYSTEM; FOSSIL ENERGY; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; SELECTED EXAMPLES;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79952507432     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.10.29     Document Type: Article

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