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Energy use pattern and greenhouse gas emission of winter vegetables: insights from Chotanagpur Plateau region, India


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1 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India
2 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Farming System Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, Ranchi 834 010, India
3 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai 400 076, India
4 Bihar Agricultural University, Sabaur, Bhagalpur 813 210, India
5 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sitamari 843 320, India
6 ICAR-Natural Resource Management Division, New Delhi 110 012, India

The study investigated energy use efficiency (EUE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for winter vegetable production in India’s Chotanagpur Plateau region, focusing on garden peas and potatoes. Data from vegetable growers revealed garden peas required 6564.29 MJ/ha, primarily from human energy (25.56%), farmyard manure (21.33%), seed (20.15%) and diesel (12.22%). For potatoes, the energy requirement was 40,282.29 MJ/ha, with fertilizer (42.30%), chemicals (24.43%), and seed (16.98%) major contributors. EUE was 9.80 for garden peas and 1.11 for potatoes. GHG emissions were 718.32 and 369.69 kg CO2 eq./ha for garden peas and potatoes respectively. Promoting small farm machinery and opti­mizing resource management could enhance energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions. Sustainable farming practices are crucial for mitigating energy use and GHG emissions in the region’s vegetable production, urging further research for effective strategies

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Chotanagpur Plateau, energy pattern, energy use efficiency, GHG emissions, vegetable production.
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Bikash Sarkar
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India
S. S. Mali
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Farming System Research Centre for Hill and Plateau Region, Ranchi 834 010, India
Pawan Jeet
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India
P. K. Sundaram
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India
A. P. Anurag
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai 400 076, India
Ujjwal Kumar
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India
Anil Kumar Singh
Bihar Agricultural University, Sabaur, Bhagalpur 813 210, India
A. Upadhyaya
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India
Anirban Mukherjee
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna 800 014, India
Pinaki Roy
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sitamari 843 320, India
B. P. Bhatt
ICAR-Natural Resource Management Division, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


The study investigated energy use efficiency (EUE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for winter vegetable production in India’s Chotanagpur Plateau region, focusing on garden peas and potatoes. Data from vegetable growers revealed garden peas required 6564.29 MJ/ha, primarily from human energy (25.56%), farmyard manure (21.33%), seed (20.15%) and diesel (12.22%). For potatoes, the energy requirement was 40,282.29 MJ/ha, with fertilizer (42.30%), chemicals (24.43%), and seed (16.98%) major contributors. EUE was 9.80 for garden peas and 1.11 for potatoes. GHG emissions were 718.32 and 369.69 kg CO2 eq./ha for garden peas and potatoes respectively. Promoting small farm machinery and opti­mizing resource management could enhance energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions. Sustainable farming practices are crucial for mitigating energy use and GHG emissions in the region’s vegetable production, urging further research for effective strategies

Keywords


Chotanagpur Plateau, energy pattern, energy use efficiency, GHG emissions, vegetable production.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv126%2Fi9%2F1143-1151