Agri-environmental indicators regarding Broccoli cultivation: a case study in Pella, Greece

IF 4.7 2区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Development Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI:10.1016/j.envdev.2025.101243

Christos D. Anagnostopoulos , Dimitrios P. Platis , Anastasios S. Siomos , George C. Menexes , Kiriaki L. Kalburtji , Andreas P. Mamolos

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The effects of climate change could directly affect agricultural production. The related greenhouse-gas-emissions during agricultural production has negative impact on the agri-food sector, as well as the use of water resources. Broccoli is a widespread crop in eastern Mediterranean area, which is highly–valued due to its flavor and its nutritional values. The main aim of this study was to estimate agri-environmental indicators of broccoli crops in Pella, Central-Macedonia. Sixteen farms were selected and studied for three cultivation periods. The specific objectives of this study were to: i) apply an adjusted LCA-method to estimate the energy indicators and the carbon and water footprints of two different broccoli varieties (Parthenon and Triton), ii) compare the two different varieties per cultivation period and each cultivar between the different cultivation periods, and iii) identify the most-friendly to the environment broccoli cultivar, but also which cultivation period was the best for each cultivar. Fuel, fertilizers and irrigations represented the largest energy inputs for both varieties and for all the cultivation periods. Although the two varieties appear to have the same input requirements, there is a differentiation in their productivity through the cultivation periods, which led to increased use of blue water for the Triton F1 hybrid compared to that of Parthenon. Parthenon was more demanding in irrigation inputs than Triton when rainfall was low. High rainfall could have led to high fungicide inputs in some cultivation periods for both varieties. Cultivation periods with high fungal diseases led to low outputs for Triton F1 hybrid, while those with low fungal disease showed high outputs for Triton, which led to high energy use efficiency. It is concluded that the studied agri-environmental indicators could lead to the selection of the best broccoli cultivar to reduce the required inputs and the negative impact on the environment, without affecting crop yields.

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西兰花种植的农业环境指标：以希腊佩拉为例

气候变化的影响可能直接影响农业生产。农业生产过程中相关的温室气体排放对农业食品部门以及水资源的利用产生了负面影响。西兰花是地中海东部地区广泛种植的作物，因其风味和营养价值而备受重视。本研究的主要目的是估计中马其顿佩拉地区西兰花作物的农业环境指标。选择了16个农场，进行了3个栽培期的研究。本研究的具体目标是：i)应用调整后的lca方法估算两个不同西兰花品种（Parthenon和Triton）的能量指标和碳足迹和水足迹；ii)比较两个不同品种的每个栽培期和不同栽培期之间的每个品种；iii)确定对环境最友好的西兰花品种，以及每个品种的最佳栽培期。燃料、肥料和灌溉是这两个品种和整个栽培期间最大的能源投入。尽管这两个品种似乎具有相同的投入需求，但它们的生产力在种植期间存在差异，这导致Triton F1杂交品种比帕台农品种使用更多的蓝水。降雨少时，帕台农神庙对灌溉投入的要求高于特里同神庙。高降雨量可能导致两个品种在某些栽培时期的高杀菌剂投入。真菌病害高的栽培期Triton F1产量低，真菌病害低的栽培期Triton F1产量高，能量利用效率高。综上所述，所研究的农业环境指标可以在不影响作物产量的情况下，指导西兰花品种的选择，以减少所需投入和对环境的负面影响。

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Environmental Development Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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