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Saeid Habibi; Mojtaba Khoshravesh; Rassol Nouri Khajebelagh
Abstract
Water, food, and energy are three essential sources for maintaining life and fostering socio-economic development, and they are inseparably interconnected. The aim of the present study was to examine the indicators of water, energy efficiency, and global warming potential of major agricultural products, ...
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Water, food, and energy are three essential sources for maintaining life and fostering socio-economic development, and they are inseparably interconnected. The aim of the present study was to examine the indicators of water, energy efficiency, and global warming potential of major agricultural products, namely wheat and rapeseed, in two different climates in Sari and Sharifabad plains. To investigate these indicators in wheat and rapeseed crops, data from the agricultural year 1400-1401 were utilized. Initially, the sample size was determined based on the Cochran formula. Subsequently, sampling was done using a questionnaire designed by the researchers themselves. The questionnaires numbered 300, and the collected information included input consumption and production quantities. The results of water physical efficiency showed that the average water physical efficiency in Sari plain for wheat and rapeseed crops was 1.13 and 0.67 kilograms per cubic meter, respectively, while in Sharifabad plain, it was 0.83 and 0.35 kilograms per cubic meter, respectively. Furthermore, the results for energy indicators indicated that the highest level of input energy in Sari and Sharifabad plains for wheat was 80618 and 71072 megajoules per hectare, respectively. The results also showed that greenhouse gas emissions were higher in Sari than in Sharifabad, attributed to excessive fertilizer and pesticide use in Sari. The highest greenhouse gas emissions in Sari for wheat were 2495 kilograms of CO2 per hectare, and in Sharifabad, it was 2299 kilograms of CO2 per hectare. Overall, the results indicated that crop performance in humid regions is higher than in dry and semi-dry regions, and this indicator depends on various parameters, including water consumption and management discussions.