Energy efficiency in long-term Mediterranean cropping systems with different management intensities

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1924-1930

  Nassi o Di Nasso, N ^a   Bosco, S ^a   Di Bene, C ^a   Coli, A ^b   Mazzoncini, M ^b   Bonari, E ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cropping system; Energy efficiency; Long term study; Management intensity; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUGAR BEETS; SUGARS;

CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DURUM WHEATS; ENERGY PARAMETERS; ENERGY USE; ENERGY YIELDS; EUROPEAN UNION; INPUT SYSTEMS; LONG-TERM STUDY; LONG-TERM TREND; NET ENERGY; PRODUCTION COST; RAINFED; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOIL TILLAGE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TUSCANY , ITALY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CEREAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TILLAGE;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TUSCANY;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 79952815134     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.06.026     Document Type: Article

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