Energy efficiency of potato production practices for bioethanol feedstock in northern Japan

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Koga, Nobuhisa ^a   Kajiyama, Tsutomu ^b   Senda, Keiichi ^b   Iketani, Satoru ^b   Tamiya, Seiji ^a   Tsuda, Shogo ^a  

^a FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Energy input; Planting density; Potato; Ridging; Starch yield

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; POTATO; STARCH;

JAPAN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; PHYTOPHTHORA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84865051516     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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