Rainfed crop energy balance of different farming systems and crop rotations in a semi-arid environment: Results of a long-term trial

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-27

  Moreno, M M ^a   Lacasta, C ^b   Meco, R ^a,c   Moreno, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Servicio de Investigación Agraria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Energy analysis; Energy use efficiency; Long term trial; Organic farming; Semi arid conditions

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY-USE EFFICIENCY; LONG-TERM TRIAL; ORGANIC FARMING; SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; ROTATION;

CROPS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BARLEY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HAY; LEGUME; MONOCULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEMIARID REGION; ZERO TILLAGE;

SPAIN;

FABACEAE; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM; VICIA;

EID: 79956072592     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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