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Agriculture and energy /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Academic Press,
1977.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Agriculture and Energy; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART I: ENERGY USE IN AGRICULTURE: STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL ANALYSES; CHAPTER 1. ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE ENERGY CRISIS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; INTRODUCTION; THE MODEL; THE ENERGY CRISIS, COMMODITY PRICES AND FOOD COSTS; RESOURCES USE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; FARMING PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. ENERGY INTENSIVENESS OF WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE AND THE EFFECTS OF INCREASES IN ENERGY PRICES ON WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE
- ENERGY INTENSIVENESS OF WASHINGTON AGRICULTUREMEASURING ENERGY INTENSIVENESS THROUGH AN INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL; INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL FOR ENERGY PRICE CHANGES; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. ENERGY USE PATTERNS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN NEW MEXICO; SEMI-ARID AGRICULTURE; THE RESEARCH PROJECT; STUDY PROCEDURES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY PRODUCT; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; PART II: CROP PRODUCTION; CHAPTER 4. POTENTIAL OF DRYING GRAIN WITH SOLAR ENERGY; INTRODUCTION; SOLAR ENERGY RE-EVALUATED; RECENT EXPERIMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY IDEAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING
- SOLAR COLLECTORS APPLIED TO DRYINGFUTURE POTENTIAL; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. DRYING ENERGY FROM CORN COBS: A TOTAL SYSTEM; ENERGY CONTENT OF CORN COBS; COLLECTION AND HANDLING OF COBS FOR DRYING ENERGY; ENERGY EXTRACTION METHOD; ECONOMICS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. EVALUATING ENERGY-SAVING PRACTICES BY SIMULATION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. CHANGES IN FERTILIZER USAGE AND CROP PRODUCTION UNDER SCARCE ENERGY SUPPLIES; PROCEDURE; DESCRIPTION OF MODEL; ANALYSIS; RESULTS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES
- CHAPTER 8. ECONOMIC AND ENERGY COMPARISON OF CROP PRODUCTION ON ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CORN BELT FARMSINTRODUCTION; METHODS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. IRRIGATION ENERGY REQUIREMENTS IN THE 17 WESTERN STATES; INTRODUCTION; PART III: IRRIGATION; METHOD AND RESULTS; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR IRRIGATION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 10. ENERGY USED FOR PUMPING IRRIGATION WATER IN THE UNITED STATES, 1974; INTRODUCTION; OBJECTIVE; PROCEDURE; RESULTS; CONCLUSIONS; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. IRRIGATION AND THE ENERGY ECONOMICS OF WATER MANAGEMENT FOR HYDROLOGIC BASINS
- INTRODUCTIONTHE GRAND VALLEY; THE WELLTON-MOHAWK VALLEY; SANTA MARIA VALLEY; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 12. IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENTS AND PRICE INCREASES ON IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN TEXAS; STUDY AREAS; IMPACT OF NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENT; IMPACT OF INCREASED NATURAL GAS COSTS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 13. THE SITUATION IN TEXAS ON FUEL FOR IRRIGATION; HISTORY OF IRRIGATION IN TEXAS; ENERGY USE IN TEXAS IRRIGATION; ENERGY SUPPLY AND PRICE PROBLEMS; REFERENCES