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R. Murugesan

Energy Use Efficiency in Dryland Agriculture [Hardcover]

Kalpaz Publications, 2009

45,56 €

Gyan Books Pvt Ltd

(Delhi, Inde)

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Détails

Année
2009
ISBN
1111008615196
Auteur
R. Murugesan
Pages
288
Éditeurs
Kalpaz Publications
Thème
Economic, Finance, Agriculture
Langues
Anglais
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Print on demand
Oui

Description

While energy is a crucial input in the process of crop production, use of more and efficient energy facilitates life and helps mankind making it comfortable. This book is based on the outcome of the doctoral study aimed to investigate the use of energy and its efficiency in rural areas particularly dryland agriculture in Tamil Nadu. It covers a crosssection analysis of four categories of farmers (marginal, small, medium and large), two major pattern of crop production (irrigated and unirrigated) and two types of operations (bullock operated and tractor operated) in Tamil Nadu. Further, it enumerates the energy sources used for different crops and its enduses viz, human, animal, mechanical, chemical and electrical. It examins the impacts of energy inputs and outputs of selected crops of dryland areas and to recommend sustainable energy management strategies needed for carrying out agricultural operations by using alternate and renewable energy sources.
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