Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Cultivation in Türkiye
ISPEC journal of agricultural sciences (Online), vol.10, no.2, pp.484-494, 2026 (TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 10 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2026
- Doi Number: 10.5281/zenodo.20034071
- Journal Name: ISPEC journal of agricultural sciences (Online)
- Journal Indexes: Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Page Numbers: pp.484-494
- Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Affiliated: Yes
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).