A Review of Energy Use Efficiency in Apple Cultivation: Case Study of Kırklareli Province

This study aims to reveal the energy use efficiency (EUE) in apple cultivation. It has been conducted in Kırklareli province of Türkiye during the 2022-2023 production season. A number of calculations related to apple cultivation have been performed to determine the EUE and EUE indicators. According to these calculations in apple cultivation, total energy input (EI) has been found to be 27214.44 MJ ha-1, total energy output has been found to be 53125.92 MJ ha-1, EUE has been found to be 1.95, specific energy (SE) has been found to be 1.21 MJ kg-1, energy productivity (EP) has been found to be 0.82 kg MJ-1 and net energy (NE) has been found to be 25911.49 MJ ha-1. EI in apple cultivation consisted of direct energy (DE) with 12425.70 MJ ha-1 (45.66 %), indirect energy (IDE) with 14788.74 MJ ha-1 (54.34 %). renewable energy (RE) with 4040.47 MJ ha-1 (14.85 %) and non-renewable (NRE) with 23173.97 MJ ha-1 (85.15 %). In can be concluded that apple cultivation in the trial area has been an economic activity in the 2022-2023 production season.