University of Tehran Press Iranian Journal of Biosystem Engineering 2008-4803 47 4 2017 01 20 Life Cycle Assessment of potato production semi-mechanized method in Iran: A Case Study of Markazi Province Life Cycle Assessment of potato production semi-mechanized method in Iran: A Case Study of Markazi Province 666 659 60260 10.22059/ijbse.2017.60260 FA Alireza Shahmohammadi university of Shahid Beheshti Hadi Veisi Associate Professor of Agroecology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of shahid Beheshti, Tehran Kouros Khoshbakht 4Associate Professor of Agroecology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of shahid Beheshti, Tehran Abdolmajid Mahdavi Damghani Associate Professor of Agroecology, Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of shahid Beheshti, Tehran Elias Soltani Assistant Professor of Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Aboureihan University of Tehran Journal Article 2016 04 23 In recent years, the debate over the environmental sustainability of agricultural productions is widely increased. In this context, environmental impacts of potato production by semi-mechanized method were studied in Markazi province of Iran. In this research, life cycle assessment approach was used to identify and reduce environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of potato production in Markazi province in Categories of effect abiotic depletion, global warming, acidity, eutrophication and ozone layer depletion were investigated. The results showed that direct emissions from farms, use of chemical fertilizers and electricity had the biggest share of environmental degradation. In this regard, the index for category effect of abiotic depletion, global warming, acidity, eutrophication and ozone layer depletion was obtained 1.11, 152.89, 1.90, 0.87 and 0.00005 respectively. Based on the results, the use of organic inputs, precision farming, consumption of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the use of more efficient irrigation methods and technologies in potato production was proposed. In recent years, the debate over the environmental sustainability of agricultural productions is widely increased. In this context, environmental impacts of potato production by semi-mechanized method were studied in Markazi province of Iran. In this research, life cycle assessment approach was used to identify and reduce environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of potato production in Markazi province in Categories of effect abiotic depletion, global warming, acidity, eutrophication and ozone layer depletion were investigated. The results showed that direct emissions from farms, use of chemical fertilizers and electricity had the biggest share of environmental degradation. In this regard, the index for category effect of abiotic depletion, global warming, acidity, eutrophication and ozone layer depletion was obtained 1.11, 152.89, 1.90, 0.87 and 0.00005 respectively. Based on the results, the use of organic inputs, precision farming, consumption of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the use of more efficient irrigation methods and technologies in potato production was proposed. https://ijbse.ut.ac.ir/article_60260_883c3daa21a3b7adc226d962c00407bd.pdf