Energy use and economical analysis of seedy watermelon production for different irrigation systems in Iran

Energy Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-42

  Moradi, Rooholla ^a   Rezvani Moghaddam, Parviz ^b   Mansoori, Hamed ^b  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BUDGET CONTROL; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IRRIGATION;

COBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTION; ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY-USE EFFICIENCY; FULL IRRIGATIONS; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION WATERS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84928949826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2014.10.002     Document Type: Article

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