Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Elena Cristina PRUNĂ (BÜHLER), Gabriela PĂUNESCU, Ramona Aida PĂUNESCU, Liliana CIULU, Aurel Liviu OLARU
The carbon footprint calculation was carried out based on the technological data of each crop sown 2023 and 2024 in 3 farms: Terra Nostra Farm Băilești - organic technology, Trăistaru Farm Băilești - conventional technology and Sonnenhof Farm Wolpertshausen - Germany - Demeter organic technology. At Terra Nostra Farm, the calculation was carried out for corn, wheat, soybean and alfalfa crops. At Trăistaru Farm, corn, wheat and sunflower crops were analyzed. Lentil + camelina, spelt wheat, mustard, coriander, alfalfa crops were studied at the Farm in Germany. The carbon emitted through works and inputs from the crops at the Farm in Germany were grouped as follows: lentils + camelina, eco mustard, coriander - values around 500 kg CO2/ha and eco spelt and eco alfalfa - values around 1000 kg CO2/ha. There were no differences in the carbon sequestered by corn depending on the technology applied. In wheat, a yield of 3000 kg/ha obtained at the Terra Nostra Farm sequestered a much smaller amount of carbon than the 5500-6000 kg/ha yields from the German Farm.
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