Comparative analysis of harvesting machines onan operational high-density short rotation woody crop (SRWC) culture: One-process versus two-process harvest operation

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 333-342

  Berhongaray, G ^a   El Kasmioui, O ^a   Ceulemans, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomass harvesting; Cost; Harvesting loses; New Holland SRC harvester; NRB; Ny Vraa; SRWC; Stemster; UB

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS HARVESTING; NRB; NY VRAA; SRWC; STEMSTER; UB;

BIOMASS; COSTS; CROPS; HARVESTERS; MACHINERY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK);

HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP HUSBANDRY; CROP ROTATION; HARVESTING; MACHINERY; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PLANTATION;

EID: 84888821340     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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