Energy flows in European organic vegetable systems: Effects of the introduction and management of agroecological service crops

D. Navarro-Miró, I. Iocola, A. Persiani, J.M. Blanco-Moreno, H. Lakkenborg Kristensen, M. Hefner, K. Tamm, I. Bender, H. Védie, K. Willekens, M. Diacono, F. Montemurro, F.X. Sans and S. Canali

Energy, 2019, vol. 188, issue C

Abstract: Reducing inputs by promoting the recycling of energy within a cropping system is one of the principles of organic farming. To this end, the introduction and proper management of agroecological service crops (ASC) can play a key role. Few studies have analysed the effect of ASC introduction and compared energy flows under green manure (ASC-GM) and no-till roller crimper (ASC-NT) management. Moreover, current energy flows studies do not account for all the sources of energy that could be recycled within a cropping system, and none of them have evaluated the efficiency of cropping systems for recycling energy.

Keywords: No-till roller crimper; Green manure; Organic farming; Agroecology; Meta-analytic approach; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2019.116096

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