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Energy in farm production /
This last volume of the Energy in World Agriculture series is in many ways the series' Alpha and its Omega. It addresses the broad issues related to the use of energy in agricultural production, and also characterizes and quantifies the energy involvements of many agricultural production techno...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York : New York, NY, U.S.A. :
Elsevier ; Distributors for the United States and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.,
1992.
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| Colección: | Energy in world agriculture ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Energy in Farm Production; Copyright Page; General Preface; Preface to Vol. 4; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Energy and Agriculture; 1. Introduction; 2. Importance of land; 3. Energy inputs to agriculture; 4. Fundamentals of energy; 5. References; Chapter 2. Energy Inputs in Production Agriculture; 1. Introduction; 2. Natural energy sources; 3. Fossil energy inputs in agriculture; 4. Future use of energy in agricultural production; 5. References; Chapter 3. Energy of Human Labor; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods and values; 3. Combination methods; 4. Summary; 5. References.
- Chapter 4. Energy of Agricultural Products1. Introduction; 2. Source; 3. Factors affecting energy conservation; 4. Energy contents and utilization of agricultural products; 5. Summary; 6. References; Chapter 5. Energy Analysis in Agricultural Systems; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 3. Problems and issues; 4. Energy Intensities; 5. Agricultural energy analysis; 6. Conclusions and discussion; 7. References; Chapter 6. Commodity losses and their Relationship to Energy in Agricultural Systems; 1. Introduction; 2. Food production; 3. Losses in the food distribution system.
- 4. Process losses for apples and potatoes5. Energy productivity of potatoes; 6. Energy productivity of food grains; 7. Summary; 8. References; Chapter 7. Time-related Aspects of Agricultural Energy Use; 1. Introduction; 2. Power; 3. Timeliness of operations; 4. Time periods for energy use; 5. Summary; 6. References; Chapter 8. Agricultural Energy Costs: National Analysis; 1. Introduction; 2. National agriculture energy analyses; 3. Reviewing the results; 4. References; Chapter 9. Energy Requirements for Land Clearing, Forming, and Ditching; 1. Introduction; 2. Land-forming practices.
- 3. Types of equipment4. Energy requirement analysis; 5. Conclusions; 6. References; Chapter 10. Agricultural Field Equipment; 1. Introduction; 2. Energy sequestered in manufacturing farm management; 3. Energy in repairs; 4. Energy consumed in field operations; 5. Energy efficiencies in tillage systems; 6. Power output and power requirements for field operations; 7. Energy conservation and efficiency; 8. Total energy in field operations; 9. Suggestions for further study; 10. Summary; 11. References; Chapter 11. New Technology
- Energy Implications; 1. Introduction.
- 2. New engine technology for improved energy efficiency3. New transmission developments for tractors; 4. Traction improvements; 5. Electronic monitors, controls, and feedback systems for improved energy efficiency; 6. Feasibility of electric vehicles; 7. Concluding comments; 8. References; Chapter 12. Energy Conservation in Agricultural Transportation; 1. Introduction; 2. Technology for reducing transportation energy; 3. Management practices to conserve energy; 4. Institutional changes to conserve energy; 5. Summary; 6. References.