Emission Factor

Green manure - Swiss integrated production - until February (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for green manure, Swiss integrated production, until February. The Reference Product is green manure, Swiss integrated production, until February. The product green manure, Swiss integrated production, until February represents the cultivation of green manure on an area of 1 ha until February. The dry matter yield is 2300 kg/ha. Green manure is not harvested but incorporated into the soil, its reference function is 1 ha cultivated land. Green manure is used as soil cover during winter to reduce soil erosion and nitrate leaching for spring-sown crops. An user employing this module should use 1 ha of green manure corresponding to the area required to produce 1 kg of product of spring-sown crop. The end date for green manure was chosen on the basis of the date of soil cultivation of the spring-sown crop in question. Users should employ the respective model of green manure depending on the date of soil cultivation for their crop. Swiss integrated production refers to agriculture meeting the ecological requirements (ökologischer Leistungsnachweis, ÖLN) defined by the Swiss regulation on direct payments to agriculture (Direktzahlungsverordnung). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/14779/documentation

PropertyValue
NameGreen manure - Swiss integrated production - until February (market for)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryArable Farming
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/ha
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
arable_farming-type_green_manure_swiss_integrated_production_until_february_market_for_green_manure_swiss_integrated_production_until_february
UUID
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