Optimization of energy required for alfalfa production using data envelopment analysis approach

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 242-248

  Mobtaker, Hassan Ghasemi ^a   Akram, Asadollah ^a   Keyhani, Alireza ^a   Mohammadi, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Data envelopment analysis; Optimization; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DIESEL FUELS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERTILIZERS; MACHINERY; OPTIMIZATION; SEED;

ALFALFA; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; CROSS EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY; ENERGY SAVING TARGETS; ENERGY-USE EFFICIENCY; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ALFALFA; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; OPTIMIZATION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

HAMADAN; IRAN;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84862010853     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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