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The Effect of Cropping Systems on Environmental Impact Associated with Winter Wheat Production—An LCA "Cradle to Farm Gate" Approach.

Authors :
Mukosha, Chisenga Emmanuel
Moudrý, Jan
Lacko-Bartošová, Magdaléna
Lacko-Bartošová, Lucia
Eze, Festus Onyebuchi
Neugschwandtner, Reinhard W.
Amirahmadi, Elnaz
Lehejček, Jiří
Bernas, Jaroslav
Source :
Agriculture; Basel; Nov2023, Vol. 13 Issue 11, p2068, 15p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The demand for wheat production is increasing and is associated with environmental effects. To sustain the increased demand, there is a need to find sustainable methods of wheat production. The choice of cropping system can significantly affect the environmental burden of agricultural production systems. This study presents the results of monitoring emission loads resulting from winter wheat cultivation under different cropping systems: organic unfertilized (ORG), organic fertilized (ORG-F), conventional unfertilized (CON), and conventional fertilized (CON-F). The system boundaries include all the processes from "cradle to farm gate" and the functional unit was 1 kg of wheat grain. The primary data were obtained from experimental field trials and secondary data from Ecoinvent v3.5, WFLDB, and Agri-footprint v5.0 databases. The results of this study are related to eight impact categories. The SimaPro 9.2.0.1 software and ReCiPe Midpoint (H) V1.13/Europe Recipe H were used for calculation. The results show that fertilized variants recorded higher environmental impacts compared to the unfertilized variants. The results indicate that ORG-F was more environmentally friendly compared to the CON-F variant at the expense of lower yields. Overall, ORG imposes the lowest environmental impact and is deemed to be more environmentally friendly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20770472
Volume :
13
Issue :
11
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Agriculture; Basel
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
173831151
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13112068