To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production?
Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), ranked as the second most crucial oil crop globally, holds a prominent position in world agriculture, playing a pivotal role in meeting the increasing demand for edible oil and biodiesel. Pursuing sustainable goals in rapeseed production systems becomes paramount to add...
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| author | Seyedeh Samira HabibTabar Shiadeh Yaser Feizabadi Armaghan Kosari-Moghaddam |
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| description | Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), ranked as the second most crucial oil crop globally, holds a prominent position in world agriculture, playing a pivotal role in meeting the increasing demand for edible oil and biodiesel. Pursuing sustainable goals in rapeseed production systems becomes paramount to addressing this growing demand. This study focuses on cultivar selection, a key factor for decision-makers striving to establish sustainable production systems. The investigation, conducted in Mazandaran province, Iran, the country's third-largest rapeseed producer, examines five commonly used cultivars: Zafar, Hyola, Traper, RGS003, and Neptune. Employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with the IMPACT2002+ method, the study reveals varying environmental impacts among cultivars, contingent on the selected functional unit. Accordingly, based on one ton of harvested mass, RGS003 emerges as the most pollutant cultivar, while considering 1 ha of rapeseed farms, Traper exhibits the highest environmental impacts. nitrogen-based fertilizers stand out as major hotspots, contributing to over half of the negative effects across various categories. In conclusion, while factors like drought tolerance and disease resistance are crucial in cultivar selection, the environmental performance of cultivars also significantly influences the decision-making process. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ebe2d1454d84bc29a16379e29277b9e2025-08-20T03:12:58ZengElsevierEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators2665-97272025-06-012610061910.1016/j.indic.2025.100619To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production?Seyedeh Samira HabibTabar Shiadeh0Yaser Feizabadi1Armaghan Kosari-Moghaddam2Department of Agricultural Economics, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Mazandaran, IranJohann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute - Institute of Farm Economics, Germany; Corresponding author.Department of Agricultural Economics, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Mazandaran, Iran; Johann Heinrich von Thuenen Institute - Institute of Farm Economics, GermanyRapeseed (Brassica napus L.), ranked as the second most crucial oil crop globally, holds a prominent position in world agriculture, playing a pivotal role in meeting the increasing demand for edible oil and biodiesel. Pursuing sustainable goals in rapeseed production systems becomes paramount to addressing this growing demand. This study focuses on cultivar selection, a key factor for decision-makers striving to establish sustainable production systems. The investigation, conducted in Mazandaran province, Iran, the country's third-largest rapeseed producer, examines five commonly used cultivars: Zafar, Hyola, Traper, RGS003, and Neptune. Employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with the IMPACT2002+ method, the study reveals varying environmental impacts among cultivars, contingent on the selected functional unit. Accordingly, based on one ton of harvested mass, RGS003 emerges as the most pollutant cultivar, while considering 1 ha of rapeseed farms, Traper exhibits the highest environmental impacts. nitrogen-based fertilizers stand out as major hotspots, contributing to over half of the negative effects across various categories. In conclusion, while factors like drought tolerance and disease resistance are crucial in cultivar selection, the environmental performance of cultivars also significantly influences the decision-making process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972725000406Climate changeCultivarEcosystemHuman healthRapeseedResources |
| spellingShingle | Seyedeh Samira HabibTabar Shiadeh Yaser Feizabadi Armaghan Kosari-Moghaddam To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production? Environmental and Sustainability Indicators Climate change Cultivar Ecosystem Human health Rapeseed Resources |
| title | To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production? |
| title_full | To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production? |
| title_fullStr | To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production? |
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| title_short | To what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production? |
| title_sort | to what extent cultivar selection can affect the environmental impact of rapeseed production |
| topic | Climate change Cultivar Ecosystem Human health Rapeseed Resources |
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