Water-energy-food nexus: Concepts, questions and methodologies

C Zhang, X Chen, Y Li, W Ding, G Fu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
The water-energy-food nexus has gained increasing attention in the research communities
as the security of water, energy and food becomes a very high concern due to future …

A comparative study of irrigation techniques for energy flow and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in wheat agroecosystems under contrasting environments in south …

M Jamali, S Soufizadeh, B Yeganeh, Y Emam - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The agriculture sector in general and irrigation, in particular, can be a major emitter of
greenhouse gases and can contribute to global climate change. Most studies dealing with …

[HTML][HTML] Energy audit and management of environmental GHG emissions based on multi-objective genetic algorithm and data envelopment analysis: An agriculture …

N Taherzadeh-Shalmaei, M Rafiee, A Kaab, M Khanali… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to address the challenges of energy consumption and environmental
emissions in the mushroom production sector through an energy audit analysis and life …

Integrated crop-livestock system with system fertilization approach improves food production and resource-use efficiency in agricultural lands

GD Farias, JCB Dubeux, JV Savian, LP Duarte… - Agronomy for …, 2020 - Springer
Integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS) can be an alternative to increase the productivity of
agroecosystems by enhancing nutrient cycling via grazing animals. Despite the holistic …

Multi-agent modeling for linking a green transportation system with an urban agriculture network in a food-energy-water nexus

M Elkamel, A Valencia, W Zhang, QP Zheng… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Food-energy-water (FEW) nexus analysis is critical for sustainable urban
development. The synergies among various resources flows in the urban agriculture …

The energy and environmental evaluation of maize, hemp and faba bean multi-crops

K Romaneckas, A Švereikaitė, R Kimbirauskienė… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Agriculture uses a lot of fuel, fertilizers, pesticides and other substances, while emitting large
amounts of GHGs. It is important to optimize these inputs and outputs. One such way is by …

Global warming potential and energy dynamics of conservation tillage practices for different rabi crops in the Indo-Gangetic Plains

VP Chaudhary, R Chandra, R Chaudhary… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A field experiment was conducted during 2007–2019 under various rabi (winter) crops (viz.,
wheat, maize, barley and mustard) on a Vertisol in sub-tropical Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) …

Estimating the economic viability of cotton growers in Punjab Province, Pakistan

W Wei, Z Mushtaq, A Ikram, M Faisal, Z Wan-Li… - Sage …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Considering the farmer's decision of quitting cotton plantation due to low economic
incentives, the current research is intended to evaluate the economic viability of cotton …

Evaluation the sustainable energy applications for fruit and vegetable productions processes; case study: Greenhouse cucumber production

M Taki, H Yildizhan - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Reducing fossil fuel application and also CO 2 emissions are two main purposes of global
energy politics. In this context, the provision of sustainable energy practices in vegetable …

Improving energy efficiency and environmental mitigation through tillage management in faba bean production

E Šarauskis, K Romaneckas, A Jasinskas… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Faba beans are an important crops in the agricultural crop rotations and are valuable as
medicine, food and feed. Faba beans improve the soil, reduces the utilization of chemical …