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== Abstract ==

le and pear represent 51% of fresh fruit orchards in Portugal. This paper presents a life-cycle (LC) greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment (so-called carbon footprint) of 3 apple and 1 pear Portuguese production systems. An LC model and inventory were implemented, encompassing the farm stage (cultivation of fruit trees in orchards), storage and distribution (transport to retail). The functional unit considered in this study was 1 kg of distributed fruit (at retail). Four different LC inventories for orchards were implemented based on data collected from three farms. Inventory data from two storage companies were also gathered. The main results show that the GHG emissions of apple and pear ranged between 192 and 229 gCO2eq kgfruit-1. The GHG emissions (direct and indirect) from the cultivation phase ranged from 36% to 60% of total emissions. Fruit storage, which lasted for as much as 8-10 months, was also responsible for significant emissions due to high energy requirements. Project ECODEEP (Eco-efficiency and Eco-management in the Agro Industrial sector, FCOMP–05–0128–FEDER–018643) and the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation projects: MIT/SET/0014/2009, PTDC/SEN-TRA/117251/2010

== Original document ==

The different versions of the original document can be found in:

* [http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10666 http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10666]

* [http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10675 http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10675]

* [http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/2590 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/2590]

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Scipediacontent: Scipediacontent moved page Draft Content 271906579 to Figueiredo et al 2013b

Scipediacontent: Created page with " == Abstract == le and pear represent 51% of fresh fruit orchards in Portugal. This paper presents a life-cycle (LC) greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment (so-called carbon footpri..."