Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXV, Issue 2
Written by Ana Cornelia BUTCARU, Ioana Laura CĂTUNEANU, Florin STĂNICĂ, Liliana BĂDULESCU
One important tool for the evaluation of the environmental impacts of fruit production is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). More than 150 papers published in peer-reviewed scientific journals were selected and reviewed to provide an integrated perspective. In-depth analyses of the methods used were presented according to the specific topics. Conventional and organic technologies were compared for different fruit species highlighting the environmental impacts of their components such as the carbon footprint. Specific topics were reserved for horticultural inputs (fertilizers, phytosanitary protection products) and also for seedlings respectively planting material. The Life Cycle Assessment proved to be a suitable tool to visualize the effects of a decision on the environmental system during the entire life cycle of a horticultural product.
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