A comparative study on energy balance and economical indices in irrigated and dry land barley production systems

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1019-1028

  Azizi, K ^a   Heidari, S ^a  

^a LORESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Energy intensiveness; Energy productivity; Energy use efficiency; Production equation

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINES; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; SURVEYS;

BENEFIT TO COST RATIOS; CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS; ENERGY INTENSIVENESS; ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY; ENERGY-USE EFFICIENCY; FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; BARLEY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRYLAND FARMING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY USE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84891656207     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0157-0     Document Type: Article

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