Abstract:
Through researches on energy flow and economic flow of 6 different models of homegardens in Sanjia Village, it is discovered that the energy inputs of the 6 models range between(98.48~174.45)×10
10 J·hm
-2 ,the energy outputs between(101.66~158.52)×10
10 J·hm
-2 and the output/input ratios between(0.88~1.41)∶1.The ratio is higher with crop cultivation based models of homegarden(models Ⅰ and Ⅱ) than with models dominated by animal husbandry and sideline(models Ⅵ,Ⅶ and Ⅸ).It is also found that the economic output/input ratios of the 6 models of homegardens range between(1.00~1.35)∶1,showing an increasing order of model Ⅵ>Ⅶ>Ⅰ>Ⅱ>Ⅴ>Ⅸ and that their economic outputs range between 2 327.9~9 803.4 RMB Yuan.It can,therefore,be inferred that the homegarden system of Sanjia Village is an artificial ecosystem of high energy and economic input and output.