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Table 4 Energy input, including the fertilizer and energy, at sweet sorghum planting stage

From: Assessing the sweet sorghum-based ethanol potential on saline–alkali land with DSSAT model and LCA approach

Item

Unit

Input (unit/ha)

Energy intensity (MJ/unit) [30]

Energy input (MJ/ha)

Nitrogen fertilizer

Kg

54

46.50

2511.00

Phosphate fertilizer

Kg

81

7.03

269.43

Potassium fertilizer

Kg

67.5

6.85

462.38

Herbicide

Kg

3.56

266.56

948.95

Insecticide

Kg

0.75

284.82

213.62

Diesel oil

L

67

44.13

2956.71

Summary

   

7662.08