Some Operating Parameters, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide Emission and Economic Analysis of Triticale and Wheat Grown in High Altitude Semi-Arid Climate Conditions
Abstract
Triticale is an important plant in animal nutrition that can be used to close the considerable gap in roughage and concentrated feed in our country. Furthermore, with the developments in recent years it has become possible for triticale to be used as a mixture in the production of human foods as well as used alone. In this study, some operating values, energy usage efficiency, CO2 emission and gross profit of Umranhanım triticale, which was produced in 2014-2015 and 2016 under rain fed agricultural conditions and registered by East Anatolian Agricultural Research Institute. In addition, comparisons have been made over the same parameters with Doğu-88 wheat which has been grown by our Institute during the same years and conditions as well as registered by our Institute. Accordingly, the highest average fuel consumption in agricultural tools and machinery used in triticale and wheat production was the plow (20.59 l ha-1) followed by the cultivator and harvester. The highest energy input with 43.32% was fertilizer energy, followed by fossil source diesel fuel-oil input with a 41.6% decrease. It has been determined that triticale produced 41.8% more energy than wheat plants and 0.8 MJ energy was consumed to produce 1 kg of triticale while wheat required 77% more energy. A similar situation occurred in energy productivity, 1.2 kg triticale was produced with 1 MJ energy while the amount of wheat produced was 0.7 kg. 33.2% more gross profit was achieved in triticale production compared to wheat.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Food Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
January 30, 2019
Submission Date
October 19, 2018
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 5 Number: 1