Seeds And Crop

To achieve the best yield, farmers have to apply different farming practices in different regions for different crops. Depending on all variables finding the most sustainable way of growing a crop can be challenging.

BASF has developed AgBalance^® to support farmers to find the most sustainable way of growing their crop. For each crop the model has to be adjusted accordingly.

Seeds And Crops And AgBalance

With AgBalance^® around 30 different crops (see list below) can already be assessed on a global scale. This number is steadily increasing with new projects. For each crop, the impact of the seed production is assessed. More importantly, the yield of the crop is one of the most crucial indicators, as it determines the efficiency of the cultivation system.

The uptake of carbon and macronutrients (N, P, K) are relfected in a nutrient balance. These balances provide valuable information for farmers as well as serve as the basis to calculate the emissions through leaching.

By-products as well as crop residues are also considered in the model and emissions resulting are reflected in the respective environmental impact category.

Group	Class	Subclass
Cereals	Wheat, Maize, Rice
	Sorghum Barley, Rye
	Oats, Millet, Triticale
	Buckwheat, Fonio, Quinoa
	Canary Seed, Mixed Cereals, Other Cereals
Vegetables and Melons	Leafy or Stem Vegetables	e.g. Artichokes, Lettuce
	Fruit bearing vegetable	e.g. Cucumber, Eggplants
	Root, Bulb or Tuberous Vegetables	e.g. Carrots, Onion
	Mushrooms and Truffles
	Melons	e.g. Watermelons, Cantaloupes
	Other Vegetables
Fruits and nuts	Tropical and Subtropical Fruits	e.g. Avocados, Bananas
	Citrus Fruits	e.g. Grapefruit, Lemons
	Grapes
	Berries	e.g. Currants, Raspberries
	Pome Fruits and Stone Fruits	e.g. Apples, Apricot
	Nuts	e.g. Almonds, Cashew nuts
	Other Fruits
Oilseed Crops and Oleaginous Fruits	Soya Beans
	Groundnuts
	Other temporary Oilseed Crops	e.g. Castor Bean, Linseed
	Permanent Oilseed Crops	e.g. Coconuts, Oil Palms
Root/Tuber Crops with high starch or inulin content	Potatoes
Root/Tuber Crops with high starch or inulin content	Sweet Potatoes
Stimulant, Spice and Aromatic Crops	Stimulant Crops	e.g. Coffee, Tea
Stimulant, Spice and Aromatic Crops	Spice and Aromatic Crops	Temporary and Permanent Spice and Aromatic Crops
Leguminous Crops	Beans, Broad Beans
Sugar Crops	Sugar Beet, Sugar Cane
Other Crops	Grasses and other Fodder Crops
	Fiber Crops
	Medicinal, Pesticidal or similar Crops
	Rubber
	Flower Crops
	Tobacco
	Other Crops

Seeds and Crops

Technical documentation

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