Item	Raw data	Transformity (sej/unit)	Solar emergy (sej)	Em-money value (Em¥)	Market value (¥)
Renewable Nature Resources (R)
Solar radiation	4.70E+13 J	1.00E+00a	4.70E+13	56.4
Wind	7.89E+08 J	1.47E+03b	1.16E+12	1.35
Rain (Geo-potential)	1.48E+09 J	1.03E+04b	1.53E+13	18.3
Rain (Chemical)	7.71E+10 J	1.81E+04b	1.40E+15	1678.05
Earth cycle	1.45E+10 J	3.37E+04b	4.89E+14	588.45
River water (Chemical)	2.76E+10 J	5.01E+04b	1.38E+15	1660.35
Subtotal R			2.78E+15	3338.4
Purchased Non-renewable Resources (FN)
Rent	1.13E+04 yuan	8.32E+11c	9.36E+15	11250	11250
Wood boat	9.75E+04 J	7.75E+04b	7.56E+09	0	208.35
Pump	25.80 kg	7.76E+12b	2.01E+14	241.05	19.95
Shovel	0.30 kg	7.76E+12b	2.43E+12	2.85	1.5
Nitrogen fertilizer	2340 kg	2.99E+12b	7.01E+15	8414.25	2348.4
Compound fertilizer	75.30 kg	2.99E+12b	2.25E+14	270.6	468
Subtotal FN			1.68E+16	20178.75	14296.20
Purchased Non-renewable Resources enhancing processing capacity ( FNC)
Lotus root input	3.23E+04 yuan	8.32E+11c	2.69E+16	32305.05	32305.05
Labor	2.64E+09 J	1.70E+06d	4.49E+15	5399.25	12892.5
Subtotal FNC			3.13E+16	37704.30	45197.55
Purchased Non-renewable Resources decreasing regional loading ( FNR)
Organic fertilizer	18750 kg	7.20E+11e	1.35E+16	16221.9	7500
Tea bran	4860 yuan	8.32E+11c	4.04E+15	4860	4860
Subtotal FNR			1.75E+16	21081.90	12360
Purchased Renewable Resources enhancing processing capacity ( FRC )
Labor	2.94E+08 J	1.70E+06d	5.00E+14	599.85	1432.5
Subtotal FRC			5.00E+14	599.85	1432.5
Total input			6.8E+16	82903.5	73286.25
Yield
Lotus root	37500 kg	1.84E+12	6.90E+16	82903.5	187500
	1.10E+11 J*	6.27E+05

^*Energy content of every gram was cited from: http://www.fumuqin.com/View.aspx?id=4749

^aOdum (1996).

^bCampbell et al. (2005).

^cLi et al. (2011).

^dLan et al., (1998). Converted to 9.26E+24sej/yr baseline from 9.44E+24sej/yr.

^eCavalett et al. (2006). Converted to 9.26E+24sej/yr baseline from 15.83E+24sej/yr.