Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Vol 7,
Issue 3&4,2009
Online ISSN: 1459-0263
Print ISSN: 1459-0255
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Environmental impact of green bean cultivation: Comparison of screen greenhouses vs. open field
Author(s):
Mercedes Romero-Gámez 1*,
Assumpció Antón 2, Teresa Soriano 1, Elisa M. Suárez-Rey 1, Nicolas Castilla 1Recieved Date: 2009-07-07, Accepted Date: 2009-10-09
Abstract:An analysis and evaluation have been conducted to assess the environmental impact of green bean cultivation grown under different cropping alternatives, using the life-cycle analysis (LCA) in a highland area of Southeastern Spain. The cropping systems applied in this study were a green bean crop grown in a screen greenhouse (G), in a screen greenhouse equipped with a misting system (GM) and in the open field (OF). The phases taken into account in the LCA study were two: infrastructure system and crop cycle. In the categories considered, the subsystems that generated the greatest impact were: wastes, misting management and infrastructure. From the comparison of the different alternatives proposed for producing green beans, the most and the least environmental-friendly options were the screen-covered-greenhouse with a misting system (GM) and the screen-covered-greenhouse without a misting system (G), respectively.
Keywords:Life-cycle analysis,
green bean, misting system, impact categories, infrastructure, wastesJournal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2009
Volume: 7
Issue: 3&4
Category: Environment
Pages: 754-760
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