Fertiliser side dressing, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U
Unit process Australia v00.00.000
Included processes:Process includes tractor and other machinery production and operation of equipement including fuel production and use. Remark: This inventory has been developed as part of the AusAgLCI initiative funded by a partnership of Australian Research and Development Corporations (RIRDC, CRDC, GRDC, SRDC, HAL, MLA, DA, FWPA) and Research Agencies (CSIRO, USQ and Q DAFF), with technical support from Life Cycle Strategies. More detail on inventory development can be found in the 'AusAgLCI Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' documents located at www.auslci.alcas.asn.au. Energy use from WA farm energy calculator. Geography: Refers to an average production in Australia. Technology: Average Time period: Data collected for 2012 Version: 1.0 Record: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU Generator: Data entry by: Sandra Eady Telephone: +61 2 6776 1394; E-mail: sandra.eady@csiro.au ; Company: CSIRO Livestock industries; Country: AU
- Sector
- Processing
- Contributor
- —
- Last updated
- 13 Jun 2012
- Reference ID
2770d829-7ce8-31c3-9afd-7b60a1c721a0
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Documentation
- Quantitative reference
- Fertiliser side dressing, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U
- Sampling procedure
- Fuel consumption data have been derived from the Western Australia Farm Energy Calculator for broadacre crop. Tractor weight has been derived from a survey. Implement weight has been estimated based on manufacturers data.
- Creation date
- 13 Jun 2012
- Is copyright protected
- No
- Is infrastructure process
- No
- Tags
- processing
- Sources
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Agricultural Machinery Management/2002/The University of Arizona
Farm energy calculator/2010/Salam
John Deere planting equipment/2013/John Deere Ltd
Product outputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fertiliser side dressing, horticulture {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 1.0 | ha | — |
Technical inputs
| Flow | Amount | Unit | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural machinery, unspecified {GLO}| market for agricultural machinery, unspecified | Cut-off, U | 0.08101851851851852 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
| Tractor engine operation, on farm, per litre of diesel consumed {AU}| | AusLCI, U | 4.2 | l | — |
| Tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural {GLO}| market for tractor, 4-wheel, agricultural | Cut-off, U | 0.15126030060606058 | kg | weight amortized over lifetime |
Parameters
| Name | Value | Formula | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tractor_lifetime_ha | 21120.0 | speed*implement_width*tractor_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of tractor - in ha processed |
| tractor_power | 50.0 | — | [kW] average power of tractor |
| tractor_weight | 3194.6175487999994 | tractor_power*UC_kWtoHP*37.408+686.37 | [kg] relation derived from analysis of over 200 tractors |
| fuel_ha | 4.2 | — | (2,3,1,3,1,na) - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops, Queensland DPI 17.1 L/ha for 75kW, 15.8 L/ha for 100 kW and 18.5 L/ha for 206 kW tractor: average is 17.2 |
| speed | 8.0 | — | [km/h] average speed of the tractor |
| implement_width | 4.0 | — | [m] width of implement |
| implement_weight | 700.0 | — | [kg] weight of implement - http://www.daken.com.au/rondini_fert_spreaders.html#specifications |
| tractor_lifetime | 6600.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the tractor - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops |
| implement_lifetime_ha | 8640.0 | speed*implement_width*implement_lifetime*1000/10000 | [ha] life time of implement - in ha processed |
| implement_lifetime | 2700.0 | — | [hours] lifetime of the implement - Rod Menzies & associates spreadsheet on machinery for horticultural crops |
| UC_kWtoHP | 1.341022 | — | Coversion factore for KW to Horsepower. |