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Determining the environmental and economic implications of lupin cultivation in wheat-based organic rotation systems in Galicia, Spain.
Rebolledo-Leiva, Ricardo; Almeida-García, Fernando; Pereira-Lorenzo, Santiago; Ruíz-Nogueira, Benigno; Moreira, María Teresa; González-García, Sara.
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  • Rebolledo-Leiva R; CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: ricardo.rebolledo.leiva@usc.es.
  • Almeida-García F; Grupo Da Cunha, 15175 Carral, Spain; Department of Crop Production and Engineering Projects, High Polytechnic School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • Pereira-Lorenzo S; Department of Crop Production and Engineering Projects, High Polytechnic School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • Ruíz-Nogueira B; Department of Crop Production and Engineering Projects, High Polytechnic School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • Moreira MT; CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
  • González-García S; CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Sci Total Environ ; 845: 157342, 2022 Nov 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35842156
Crop rotation represents a potentially sustainable strategy to address environmental problems of intensive agricultural practices, such as soil degradation, biodiversity reduction, and greenhouse gas emissions. This manuscript assesses the environmental and economic implications of introducing lupin cultivation into winter wheat-based rotation systems under an organic regime in Galicia, Spain. Life Cycle Assessment methodology was used to determine the environmental impacts of three rotation systems over a six-year period: lupin → wheat → rapeseed (OA1), lupin → potato → wheat (OA2), and lupin → wheat → rapeseed ‖ maize (OA3). For a robust assessment, three functional units were applied: land management (ha), economic indicator (gross margin in euros) and protein content (1 kg of protein-corrected grain). Moreover, the environmental profiles were compared with rotation systems without lupin crop in a conventional regime. In terms of Global Warming, impacts of about 2214, 3119 and 766 kg CO2eq·ha-1 were obtained for OA1, OA2 and OA3, respectively. Moreover, OA1 is the best rotation in terms of land and protein. Meanwhile, OA2 rotation is the best choice in the economic function, as it obtained the highest level of gross margin (5708 €·ha-1). Furthermore, with the exception of acidification, organic systems are less impactful than conventional systems. Ammonia emissions from the use of manure are the reason for these higher impacts. Organic rotations OA1 and OA2 have about 6 % or 15 % less gross margin than their conventional counterparts, respectively, however, an increase of 28 % was obtained for rotation OA3. This study helps decision-makers to implement environmentally and economically viable strategies.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Lupinus / Gases de Efecto Invernadero Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Lupinus / Gases de Efecto Invernadero Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos