Energy use and energy efficiency in selected arable farms in central and south Eastern Europe

Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus

Volumn 79 SPEC. ISS., Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-56

  Moitzi, Gerhard ^a   Martinov, Milan ^b   Nozdrovicky, Ladislav ^c   Naghiu, Alexandru ^d   Gronauer, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^c Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra   (El Salvador)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Arable farming; Central and south Eastern Europe (CASEE); Energy characteristics; Fuel consumption

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; ARABLE LAND; BIOMASS; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; FAMILY FARM; FERTILIZER; FUEL CONSUMPTION; SEED;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; NOVI SAD; ROMANIA; SERBIA; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 84901624461     PISSN: 13317768     EISSN: 13317776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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