An Assessment of Direct on-Farm Energy Use for High Value Grain Crops Grown under Different Farming Practices in Australia

Several studies have quantified the energy consumption associated with crop production in various countries. However, these studies have not compared the energy consumption from a broad range of farming practices currently in practice, such as zero tillage, conventional tillage and irrigated farming...

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Main Authors: Tek Maraseni, Guangnan Chen, Thomas Banhazi, Jochen Bundschuh, Talal Yusaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/11/12353