Determination of Energy Use Efficiency of Sesame Production

Abstract

In this research it was aimed to determine an energy use efficiency of sesame production in Sanliurfa province, during the production season of 2015. In order to determine the energy use efficiency of sesame production, trials and measurement were performed in sesame farm in the Bozova district of Sanliurfa province. As energy inputs, human labour energy, machinery energy, chemical fertilizers energy, irrigation water energy, chemicals energy, diesel fuel energy and seed energy as were calculated. As output energy, sesame grain was calculated. The energy input and output were calculated as 9627.21 MJ ha(-1) and as 14625 MJ ha(-1) in sesame production. Energy inputs consist of chemical fertilizers energy by 5511.30 MJ ha(-1) (57.25%), diesel fuel energy by 2083.47 MJ ha(-1) (21.64%), machinery energy by 1289.52 MJ ha(-1) (13.39%), human labour energy by 487.84 MJ ha(-1) (5.07%), irrigation water energy by 136.08 MJ ha(-1) (1.41%), seed energy by 68.40 MJ ha(-1) (0.71%) and chemicals energy by 50.60 MJ ha(-1) (0.53%), respectively. Energy use efficiency, specific energy, energy productivity and net energy in sesame production were calculated as 1.52, 19.98 MJ kg(-1), 0.06 kg MJ(-1) and 4997.79 MJ ha(-1), respectively.