Energy balance of five fodder cropping systems in the irrigated lowlands of northern Italy

Italian Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-54

  Tomasoni, Cesare ^a   Borrelli, Lamberto ^a   Brambilla, Massimo ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Energy balance; Fodder crop; Meadow; Northern italy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CATCH CROP; CROP ROTATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FODDER; FOSSIL FUEL; HERBICIDE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MEADOW; MEDIA INDUSTRY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TILLAGE;

ITALY;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857241706     PISSN: 11254718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ija.2011.e9     Document Type: Article

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