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- Boldt, Jennifer
- Crop Protection & Quarantine (304)
- Crop Production (305)

Research Project: **Location:
                            Application Technology Research** Project Number: 5082-21000-001-071-S
                        
                        Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement Start Date: Jan 5, 2023
                        
                        End Date: Aug 5, 2024 **Objective:**
                        
                        Quantify energy, water, and carbon used to grow greenhouse crops in large-commercial greenhouses.  Validate the impact of existing crop production models and expand life cycle assessment models for selected crops with an emphasis on energy, water and carbon inputs.  Collaboratively determine the economic consequences of selected greenhouse crop production inputs and processes. **Approach:**
                        
                        Direct and indirect use of energy, water, carbon, and nutrients will be determined using data collected from commercial greenhouses. Carbon and water footprint models will be developed using life cycle assessment, the model crops will be validated and additional benchmarks will be developed to help growers evaluate their internal use of resources and their environmental impact, as well as compare their resource efficiency with that commonly found in the industry.


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