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- Editors:
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G. Pellizzi
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Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Milan University, Italy
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A. Guidobono Cavalchini
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Institute of Agricultural Mechanics, University of Udine, Italy
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M. Lazzari
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Institute of Agricultural Mechanics, University of Udine, Italy
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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- G. Pellizzi, A. Guidobono Cavalchini, M. Lazzari
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Back Matter
Pages 130-143
About this book
The aim of this work is to check the possibility of substantial energy savings in the European agricultural mechanisation. In this analytical survey the possibilities of energy saving in stationary plants nor the indirect savings in chemical inputs are considered. The analysis has been essentially bibliographical, without any direct experimental analysis. After some general considerations on the European farming structure and the present energy requirements of the sector, ,the European agricultural machines and tractors industry is outlined. At the start of this analytical survey, the working schemes and the energy requirements are examined for the different crops. The evolution of tractor manufacturing and the derived machines is also surveyed, gathering the specific implements into the main groups: tractors (and derived machines); soil tillage machines, intercultivation machines and harvesting machines. The evolution and the energy saving potential in tractors and farming machines management is examined and the actions for development are outlined.