In the paper, medium and long term yield simulation and energy estimation are carried out for conventional tillage and for no-tillage. Analyses were performed by means of forecasting model SALUS. Such software was fed with several data sets: climatological data summaries (since 1990), climate forecasts (from 2011 to 2025), soil characteristics, crops and management techniques for eight different farms involved in the study. For each farm, simulations provided yield in the case of both conventional and no-tillage. Technical input and yield were converted into energy in order to estimate efficiency. Medium and long term forecasts reveal how no-tillage can provide a better energy efficiency, with enhanced effects in the long term.
Using SALUS Model for Medium and Long Term Simulations of Energy Efficiency in Different Tillage Systems
PEZZUOLO, ANDREA;MARINELLO, FRANCESCO;SARTORI, LUIGI
2014
Abstract
In the paper, medium and long term yield simulation and energy estimation are carried out for conventional tillage and for no-tillage. Analyses were performed by means of forecasting model SALUS. Such software was fed with several data sets: climatological data summaries (since 1990), climate forecasts (from 2011 to 2025), soil characteristics, crops and management techniques for eight different farms involved in the study. For each farm, simulations provided yield in the case of both conventional and no-tillage. Technical input and yield were converted into energy in order to estimate efficiency. Medium and long term forecasts reveal how no-tillage can provide a better energy efficiency, with enhanced effects in the long term.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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