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This paper employs a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) using a cradle-to-farm gate framework to evaluate the environmental effects of non-chemical weed control methods (row-cultivator, finger-weeding, flaming, and hand-weeding) in combination with four fertilization treatments (compost at 10, 30, and 60 m<sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0ha<sup>\u22121<\/sup>, and chemical fertilizer) in the production of four organic field crops grown under irrigated conditions in a Mediterranean climate. The analysis shows that producing 1\u00a0kg of crop results in emissions of 0.5\u20131.6\u00a0kg CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0eq., 0.002\u20130.009\u00a0kg SO<sub>2<\/sub>, and energy use of 9\u201337\u00a0MJ. Over 95\u00a0% of these impacts are driven by irrigation, fertilizers, and weed and pest management. Significant differences between treatments underscore the role of crop-specific farming practices. Finger-weeding consistently lowered environmental impact across most conditions, whereas cultivation and flaming generally resulted in moderate to high impacts regardless of fertilizer level. Hand-weeding had the lowest environmental impact but was the most labor-intensive approach. The untreated control consistently led to the highest environmental burdens, reinforcing the necessity of effective weed management. By identifying key environmental hotspots, this study provides a foundation for optimizing weed control and fertilization strategies, integrating best farming practices, and informing policies to improve the sustainability and resilience of organic cropping systems in Mediterranean agriculture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","anno":[10904],"ente_che_ha_curato_la_pubblicazi":[11159],"economia":[],"parole_chiave":[6461,9320,6620,6109,6433,6393],"produzioni":[],"Regioni":[],"sistema_di_controllo":[],"tecniche_produttive":[11138,11100],"class_list":["post-88073","pubblicazioni","type-pubblicazioni","status-publish","hentry","anno-10904","ente_che_ha_curato_la_pubblicazi-science-direct","parole_chiave-fertilizers","parole_chiave-irrigation","parole_chiave-life-cycle-assessment","parole_chiave-sustainability","parole_chiave-weed-management","parole_chiave-weeds","tecniche_produttive-fertilizzazione","tecniche_produttive-gestione-del-suolo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Implementing a life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate organic farming weed control and fertilizers environmental implications - Sinab<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sinab.it\/pubblicazioni\/implementing-a-life-cycle-assessment-lca-to-evaluate-organic-farming-weed-control-and-fertilizers-environmental-implications\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Implementing a life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate organic farming weed control and fertilizers environmental implications - Sinab\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Organic farming is expanding globally in response to the growing need for more sustainable food production. 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