Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Unit
Case
(Unit)
M-
Low
(Unit)
M-High
(Unit)
UEV
(seJ/
unit)
Case
emergy
flow
(× 10
14
seJ)
M-Low
emergy
flow
(× 10
14
seJ)
M-High
emergy
flow
(× 10
14
seJ)
Irrigation
13
Diesel
J
1.5 ×
10
10
6.6 ×
10
8
4.6 ×
10
8
1.8 ×
10
5d
27.8
1.2
0.8
14
Electricity
J
0.0
1.3 ×
10
10
8.9 ×
10
9
2.9 ×
10
5f
0.0
36.9
25.9
15
Ground water
g
3.6 ×
10
9
3.0 ×
10
9
2.1 ×
10
9
1.1 ×
10
6j
41.5
34.5
24.2
16
Tap water
g
1.4 ×
10
9
0.0
0.0
2.3 ×
10
6j
30.8
0.0
0.0
SUM
100.0
72.6
50.9
Soil fertility enhancement
17
Woodchips
J
3.7 ×
10
11
0.0
0.0
1.1 ×
10
4k
38.8
0.0
0.0
18
Lime
g
2.0 ×
10
4
0.0
0.0
1.7 ×
10
9k
0.3
0.0
0.0
19
Nitrogen (N)
g
0.0
18
2.8 ×
10
4
4.1 ×
10
10 l
0.0
0.0
105.7
20
Phosphorus
(P2O5)
g
0.0
3.0 ×
10
4
7.4 ×
10
4
3.7 ×
10
10 l
0.0
27.1
59.3
21
Potash (K2O)
g
6.6 ×
10
4
2.5 ×
10
5
2.9 ×
10
5
2.9 ×
10
9k
2.3
8.4
9.8
SUM
41.5
35.6
174.8
Farm Assets
22
Tractors
g
1.4 ×
10
5
8.2 ×
10
4
3.8 ×
10
4
8.2 ×
10
9m
11.7
16.6
5.8
23
Other
machinery
g
1.5 ×
10
5
2.5 ×
10
5
1.3 ×
10
5
5.3 ×
10
9m
8.0
11.4
5.4
24
Irrigation pipe
g
8.9 ×
10
3
8.9 ×
10
3
8.9 ×
10
3
8.9 ×
10
9e
0.8
0.8
0.8
25
Wood for
buildings
J
9.9 ×
10
9
9.9 ×
10
9
9.9 ×
10
9
1.1 ×
10
4k
1.0
1.0
1.0
26
Glass for
buildings
g
7.6 ×
10
4
0.0
0.0
3.6 ×
10
9e
2.8
0.0
0.0
27
Plastic for
buildings
g
1.9 ×
10
4
0.0
0.0
8.9 ×
10
9e
5.8
0.0
0.0
28
Steel for
buildings
g
2.5 ×
10
4
0.0
0.0
3.7 ×
10
9n
0.9
0.0
0.0
SUM
30.9
29.8
12.7
