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Energy in Different Agricultural Systems: Renewable and Nonrenewable Sources

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Energy and Agriculture

Part of the book series: Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences ((AGRICULTURAL,volume 14))

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Almost all sources of energy which determine global agricultural production are directly or indirectly solar. Nuclear energy seems unlikely to contribute much even indirectly to agriculture in the foreseeable future and is, therefore, not discussed here.

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Gifford, R.M. (1984). Energy in Different Agricultural Systems: Renewable and Nonrenewable Sources. In: Stanhill, G. (eds) Energy and Agriculture. Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69784-5_5

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