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Carbon footprint of apple and pear: orchards, storage and distribution

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Resumo:Apple and pear represent 51% of fresh fruit orchards in Portugal. This paper presents a life-cycle (LC) greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment (so-called carbon footprint) of 3 apple and 1 pear Portuguese production systems. An LC model and inventory were implemented, encompassing the farm stage (cultivation of fruit trees in orchards), storage and distribution (transport to retail). The functional unit considered in this study was 1 kg of distributed fruit (at retail). Four different LC inventories for orchards were implemented based on data collected from three farms. Inventory data from two storage companies were also gathered. The main results show that the GHG emissions of apple and pear ranged between 192 and 229 gCO2eq kgfruit-1. The GHG emissions (direct and indirect) from the cultivation phase ranged from 36% to 60% of total emissions. Fruit storage, which lasted for as much as 8-10 months, was also responsible for significant emissions due to high energy requirements.
Autores principais:Figueiredo, Filipa
Outros Autores:Castanheira, Érica Geraldes; Feliciano, Manuel; Rodrigues, M.A.; Peres, António M.; Maia, Filipe; Ramos, António; Carneiro, João; Coroama, Vlad C.; Freire, Fausto
Assunto:Apple Carbon footprint Greenhouse gas Life-cycle assessment Orchards Pear
Ano:2013
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:comunicação em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Biblioteca Digital do IPB

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