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LCA Food 2012 in Saint Malo, France! - Manifestations et colloques ...

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PARALLEL SESSION 4A: CARBON FOOTPRINT 8 th Int. Conference on <strong>LCA</strong> <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Agri-<strong>Food</strong> Sector, 1-4 Oct <strong>2012</strong><br />

ORGANIC<br />

CONVENTIONAL<br />

’Mulch<strong>in</strong>g<br />

rotation’<br />

’No <strong>in</strong>put<br />

rotation’<br />

’Slurry<br />

rotation’<br />

’Conventional<br />

rotation’<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g barley<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g barley<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g barley<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

Emissions to air (N2O, NH3, CO2 <strong>et</strong>c.)<br />

Faba bean<br />

Faba bean<br />

Faba bean<br />

Figure 1. Illustration of the crop rotations analysed <strong>in</strong> the study. The studied crop rotations were grown at<br />

three locations <strong>in</strong> a randomised and replicate long-term experiment <strong>in</strong> Denmark (Jyndevad, Foulum and<br />

Flakkebjerg) dur<strong>in</strong>g three years (2006-8).<br />

2.1 Estimation of the carbon footpr<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> a life cycle assessment approach<br />

A life cycle assessment (<strong>LCA</strong>) approach until farm gate was used <strong>in</strong> the present study focus<strong>in</strong>g on greenhouse<br />

gas emissions. The carbon footpr<strong>in</strong>ts are expressed <strong>in</strong> g CO2 eq. per kg dry matter (DM) of the total<br />

sales crops or the specific crops. Thus, the functional unit is one kg crop DM.<br />

The system boundaries <strong>in</strong> the studied systems <strong>in</strong>cluded ma<strong>in</strong>ly the production of agricultural <strong>in</strong>puts and<br />

the agricultural production <strong>in</strong> the field, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g soil carbon stock changes (Fig. 2).<br />

Figure 2. Illustration of the processes <strong>in</strong>volved and system boundaries <strong>in</strong> the present study of crop rotations.<br />

The carbon footpr<strong>in</strong>ts are calculated based on both the full crop rotation and separately for the specific crops.<br />

The data are primarily based on the field experiment for the five treatments, two blocks, three locations<br />

and three years. Crop DM and nitrogen (N) yields were measured <strong>in</strong> the field experiment for both gra<strong>in</strong> and<br />

straw. For the catch crops, total DM and N yield were measured. The above and below ground crop residues<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g barley Catch Faba bean Catch Potatoes W<strong>in</strong>ter wheat<br />

crop<br />

Faba bean<br />

crop<br />

Input<br />

production<br />

Green<br />

manure Green<br />

manure crop<br />

Emissions to soil and water (NO3 - <strong>et</strong>c.)<br />

Spr<strong>in</strong>g barley<br />

Potatoes<br />

Soil C change<br />

Green manure/<br />

Faba bean<br />

W<strong>in</strong>ter wheat<br />

Potatoes W<strong>in</strong>ter wheat<br />

Potatoes<br />

Potatoes<br />

W<strong>in</strong>ter wheat<br />

W<strong>in</strong>ter wheat<br />

Sales crop yield<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

Catch<br />

crop<br />

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