Particulars | Unit |
Energy Equivalent (MJ unit−1) |
Reference | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|
A. Inputs | ||||
1. Human labor | h | 1.96 | [12, 52, 53] | Human Male (1.78 MJ as direct and 0.18 MJ as indirect) |
2. Machinery | h | 62.70 | [54, 55] | Distributing the energy used in manufacture over the lifetime of the machinery |
3. Diesel fuel | L | 56.31 | [18, 54, 56] | The production of one liter of petroleum-derived diesel Including lubricant |
4. Phosphorus (P2O5) fertilizer | kg | 12.44 | [26, 52] | Energy required for manufacture of kg P2O5 as fertilizer |
5. Herbicide | L | 238.00 | [47, 54] | Energy required for manufacture of 1 liter of herbicide; Requires dilution at the time of application |
6. Seeds (faba bean) | kg | 21.00 | [47] | Dry weight as an output of crop production system |
B. Outputs | ||||
1. Dry grain | kg | 20.00 | [12, 47] | Gross energy in faba bean grain (dry weight) |
2. Faba bean straw | kg | 17.65 | - | Calculated value from Feedipedia [23] and Hadjipanayiotou et al. [24] based on the amount of energy released as heat (gross energy) in faba bean straw (dry matter) |