Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Agriculture Faculty, Biosystem Engineering Department, Hatay
Abstract
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is regarded as an important crop in Turkish agriculture that needs to be investigated to produce sustainable agricultural products. In this study, the environmental emissions of saffron cultivation and their environmental effects were determined for saffron production. The environmental effects of saffron production were assessed using agricultural life cycle assessment. Environmental effect categories were obtained using the CML-IA Baseline method. Original SimaPro 8 software was used to calculate the environmental effects. The results showed that the average stigma yield of saffron was 4.81 kg ha⁻¹. According to the agricultural life cycle impact assessment of saffron production, environmental effects caused marine aquatic toxicity by 75.77%, while local effects accounted for 86.79% in its agricultural life cycle interpretation. Also, the global warming (climate change) value was calculated as 63.52 kg CO2-eq kg saffron⁻¹ (305.53 kg CO2-eq ha⁻¹).
Keywords
Türkiye ,Hatay,SimaPro8,climate change,saffron,stigma
How to Cite
AYVA, G., & EREN, Ömer. (2026). Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Cultivation in Türkiye. ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 10(2), 484–494. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20034071
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