Effects of changing farm management and farm structure on energy balance and energy-use efficiency—A case study of organic and conventional farming systems in southern Germany

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• 作者：Hung-Chun Lin^a ; ^{hc.lin@mytum.de} ; Julia A. Huber^a ; Georg Gerl^b ; Kurt-Jü ; rgen Hü ; lsbergen^a
• 关键词：Energy balance ; Energy-use efficiency ; Mixed farming ; Arable farming ; Agroforestry
• 刊名：European Journal of Agronomy
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：82
• 期：part_PB
• 页码：242-253
• 全文大小：1193 K
• 卷排序：82

文摘

Energy balances of organic and conventional agroforestry systems were presented. Agroforestry can reduce energy input and improve energy-use efficiency (EUE). Organic mixed farming systems had the highest EUE. Improved farm management increased EUE and maintained high yield performance.