Modeling energy flow and economic analysis for walnut production in Iran

Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-201

  Banaeian, Narges ^a   Zangeneh, Morteza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Input output energy; Sensitivity; Walnut orchards

Indexed keywords

BENEFIT TO COST RATIOS; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMER; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY FORMS; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY; ENERGY USE; ENERGY-USE EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION RESULTS; FARMYARD MANURE; HUMAN LABOR; INPUT-OUTPUT ENERGY; NET RETURN; OUTPUT LEVELS; RANDOM SAMPLING METHOD; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SENSITIVITY; SPECIFIC ENERGY; TOTAL ENERGY; WALNUT ORCHARDS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION; MANURES; ORCHARDS; PRODUCTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955956004     PISSN: 20407459     EISSN: 20407467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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