Fresh cherries at orchard or pack-house gate

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers fresh, unprocessed cherries from orchard establishment or the declared productive orchard cycle through managed production, harvest, optional primary grading or cooling, and hand-off at the declared orchard or pack-house gate. It includes orchard inputs, irrigation, nutrient and soil-amendment management, crop protection, harvest, declared pre-gate conditioning, primary packaging, and documented residue or reject routing before the gate. It excludes nursery production, dried, frozen, canned, juiced or otherwise processed cherries, retail, consumers, downstream transport, unrelated land conversion, and infrastructure construction. The data package shall declare species or cultivar, geography, orchard age, crop cycle, gate, maturity, grade, handling state, irrigation, nutrient basis, packaging state, and residue fate.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.products-of-agriculture-horticulture-and-market-gardening.cherries
classification_refs	CPC 3.0:01344 Cherries; mapping relation: exact
covered_products	Fresh, whole, unprocessed cherries at the declared orchard or pack-house gate
excluded_products	Nursery production; dried, frozen, canned, juiced, fermented or otherwise processed cherries; retail, consumers, downstream transport, unrelated land conversion and infrastructure
representative_product	Marketable fresh whole cherry at declared maturity, grade and gate
production_route	Orchard establishment or renewal; managed tree and fruit production; irrigation, nutrient, soil-amendment and crop-protection management; harvest; optional grading, cooling and primary packing
market_state	Fresh whole cherries in bulk or declared primary packaging at the orchard or pack-house gate

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Marketable fresh cherries at the declared orchard or pack-house gate
How much	1,000 kg
How well	Fresh and unprocessed; declared species or cultivar, maturity, size or grade, stem condition, cleanliness, cooling or washing state, and packaging state
How long or cycle	One declared production year or orchard crop cycle, including all harvest lots attributed to that cycle
reference_flow_link	marketable_cherry_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1000
Reference product flow	Fresh cherries at declared gate
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	geography; species and cultivar; orchard route and age; cycle dates; declared gate; maturity, grade, stem and cooling state; irrigation; nutrient and crop-protection basis; packaging; residue, reject and wastewater fate

When constructing a foreground data package, all required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference-flow comments, product description, or an equivalent data-package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_product_mass	harvest lots and gate output	Mass	kg	Reconcile harvested fruit, marketable output, rejects, trim, residues and documented loss as separate quantities.
orchard_cycle_normalization	orchard and crop-cycle records	Area, time and mass	ha, year, kg	Record by orchard block and normalize to marketable output attributed to the same declared cycle.
nutrient_product_basis	fertilizer and soil amendment	Product mass and nutrient	kg product, kg N, kg P2O5, kg K2O	Give every actual fertilizer or amendment product its own card, retaining physical product mass, formulation, nutrient composition and application records. Nutrient quantities are not additional inputs of the same product; collection or group identifiers cannot substitute for a concrete flow identity.
water_energy_basis	irrigation, cooling, electricity and fuel	Volume, energy or fuel	m3, kWh, MJ, L	Keep water, electricity and fuel separate and disclose every conversion or shared-equipment allocation.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Prepared orchard unit receiving cherry planting material or entering a declared productive cycle; prior land use and excluded infrastructure are disclosed
starting_condition_role	Start of orchard establishment, production year or productive crop-cycle accounting
product_classification_scope	Fresh cherries under CPC 3.0:01344 through the declared orchard or pack-house gate
recursive_input_rule	Link purchased planting material once; nursery and propagation remain outside this PCR unless a separate upstream dataset is supplied. Do not recursively expand same-category inputs without evidence.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Provide upstream datasets for planting material, nutrients and amendments, crop protection, irrigation water, electricity, fuel, packaging, transport or treatment services when used.
disclosure	Declare geography, cultivar, route, orchard age, cycle, irrigation, nutrient and crop-protection program, harvest lots, gate, output reconciliation, handling, packaging, residue and wastewater fate.

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_declared_orchard_cycle	establishment and orchard management	Include the declared establishment or productive-cycle renewal, management and inputs that produce the fresh output; exclude unrelated infrastructure.	fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6
boundary_farm_gate_conditioning	harvest and primary conditioning	End at the declared orchard or pack-house gate; include grading, cooling, washing and primary packing only when before that gate.	fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6
boundary_soil_residue_pathway	nutrients, soil, residues and rejects	Use one declared nitrogen and residue method; do not double count pathways or claim a residue credit without destination and function evidence.	ipcc-2019-refinement-afolu; fao-gap-framework-2003

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
cherry_orchard_establishment	Cherry orchard establishment	required	represented planting, replanting or orchard-unit establishment	foreground orchard establishment	established area and attributed output
managed_cherry_orchard_cycle	Managed cherry orchard cycle	required	every represented production year or productive cycle	foreground biological production	managed area and harvest
cherry_harvest_and_gate_handling	Cherry harvest and gate handling	required	represented harvest and declared gate	foreground harvest, conditioning and gate hand-off	1,000 kg gate output
cherry_residue_and_reject_routing	Cherry residue and reject routing	conditional	residue, reject, recovery or treatment occurs before the gate	foreground residue and reject fate	measured routed mass

Process: Cherry orchard establishment (cherry_orchard_establishment)

Inputs

Product flows

Cherry planting material (planting_material_input)

Cherry trees, rootstocks or grafted plants cross the establishment boundary as purchased or transferred material.

• Selected flow: Cherry planting material

• Flow property / unit: Count or mass / plant or kg

• Amount rule: Record purchased, planted and replaced quantities by orchard block.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_establishment_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6

Urea fertilizer (cherry_orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

Collection scope and applicability for cherry_orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Collect each fertilizer product separately. Preserve each actual product identity, quantity, formulation, nutrient composition, application event, and allocation; do not count a compound product more than once. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Urea 3f8850c0-f718-4c4b-8fcb-8fd42e03aa8e
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Ammonium sulfate fertilizer (cherry_orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_ammonium_sulfate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Ammonium sulfate 8c6f0cbb-16d7-4dc9-8d55-e8dea17d7faf
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Triple superphosphate fertilizer (cherry_orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_triple_superphosphate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Triple superphosphate fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (cherry_orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_potassium_chloride)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Potassium chloride fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (cherry_orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_cattle_manure)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Cattle manure applied as fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (cherry_orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_plant_compost)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Composted plant residues applied to soil
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-organic-nutrients

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Orchard land occupation (establishment_land_occupation)

The orchard block occupies land during establishment and the burden is allocated to productive cycles.

• Selected flow: Land occupation

• Flow property / unit: Area-time / ha year

• Amount rule: Orchard area multiplied by the documented establishment allocation period.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_establishment_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Managed cherry orchard cycle (managed_cherry_orchard_cycle)

Inputs

Product flows

Irrigation water (irrigation_water_input)

Irrigation water crosses the orchard boundary when delivered to the represented cherry block.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Metered or supplier-recorded volume allocated to the block.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_irrigation_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6

Electricity for irrigation and cooling (orchard_electricity_input)

Purchased electricity used by pumps, cooling equipment or orchard equipment is recorded for the represented cycle.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: Metered or invoiced electricity allocated to the block and cycle.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_fuel_records

• Sources: globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6

Diesel fuel (orchard_fuel_input_diesel)

Only for documented diesel-powered machinery within this operation. Retain fuel grade and formulation; convert recorded volume with measured or supplier-supported density. Other powertrains require their actual carrier, not a diesel equivalent. Apply orchard_fuel_input_specific_input; this example is not mandatory. Do not double count inclusive machinery services or a purchased-electricity supply for electricity transferred internally from an on-site generator. Actual fuel combustion and generator emissions remain separately accountable.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Collect this carrier under cp_energy_and_fuel_records for managed_cherry_orchard_cycle. Attribute shared use once; scale attributed raw quantity by the declared reference amount divided by matched accepted final output quantity in the same product unit, retaining measured stage throughput and original allocation rules. Do not normalize an already normalized amount again.
• Value mode: calculated_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: calculated_from_collection
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_fuel_records
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Urea fertilizer (managed_cherry_orchard_cycle_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

Collection scope and applicability for managed_cherry_orchard_cycle_agricultural_nutrient_inputs. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Collect each fertilizer product separately. Preserve each actual product identity, quantity, formulation, nutrient composition, application event, and allocation; do not count a compound product more than once. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Urea 3f8850c0-f718-4c4b-8fcb-8fd42e03aa8e
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Ammonium sulfate fertilizer (managed_cherry_orchard_cycle_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_ammonium_sulfate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the product UUID does not establish actual use or upstream-provider compatibility. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Ammonium sulfate 8c6f0cbb-16d7-4dc9-8d55-e8dea17d7faf
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Use this product identity only when the actual formulation and grade are compatible. Retain supplier composition and mass records; do not substitute nutrient mass, dilute solution mass or service activity for the product mass. The UUID alone supplies neither a dose nor an emission factor.

Triple superphosphate fertilizer (managed_cherry_orchard_cycle_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_triple_superphosphate)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Triple superphosphate fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (managed_cherry_orchard_cycle_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_potassium_chloride)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Potassium chloride fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (managed_cherry_orchard_cycle_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_cattle_manure)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Cattle manure applied as fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (managed_cherry_orchard_cycle_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_plant_compost)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Count physical product mass once and retain moisture, N/P/K composition and application events; nutrient quantities are calculated attributes, not additional purchases of the same product. Give unlisted compound and organic fertilizers separate cards identified by formulation or feedstock.

• Selected flow: Composted plant residues applied to soil
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6; fao-organic-nutrients

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Productive orchard land occupation (productive_land_occupation)

Productive cherry area is occupied for the declared cycle and normalized to marketable gate output.

• Selected flow: Land occupation

• Flow property / unit: Area-time / ha year

• Amount rule: Productive orchard area times the cycle duration divided by marketable gate output.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_cycle_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

Irrigation water withdrawal (water_withdrawal)

Source-specific water withdrawal is recorded separately from delivered irrigation water to avoid double counting.

• Selected flow: Water resource withdrawal

• Flow property / unit: Mass or volume / kg or m3

• Amount rule: Calculate from metered source withdrawal and disclose source and return flow.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_irrigation_records

• Sources: globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Managed-soil nitrous oxide emission (soil_n2o_emission)

Direct and indirect soil nitrogen emissions are represented only after the nutrient basis and selected method are declared.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide to air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O

• Amount rule: Apply one selected method to documented nitrogen inputs and disclose factors and conversions.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)

• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records

• Sources: ipcc-2019-refinement-afolu

Process: Cherry harvest and gate handling (cherry_harvest_and_gate_handling)

Inputs

Product flows

Wooden crate (primary_packaging_input_wood_crate)

Collection scope and applicability for primary_packaging_input. The following concrete identities have separate cards and apply only when use or generation is evidenced inside the original process scope. They are not mandatory inputs or a default recipe. Document non-use; missing records are not zero. Add a separate concrete card for any other actual material instead of substituting one of these names or UUIDs. Preserve attribution and boundaries and avoid double counting components included in outsourced services.

Crates, cartons, punnets or other primary packaging cross the boundary when applied before the declared pack-house gate. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Record composition, net mass, reuse cycles and return losses; attribute reusable items by actual use and separate packaging from product mass. Keep distinct treatment destinations separate without assuming recycling credits.

• Selected flow: Wooden crate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records
• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e; fao-package-identities

Corrugated fibreboard box (primary_packaging_input_corrugated_box)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Record composition, net mass, reuse cycles and return losses; attribute reusable items by actual use and separate packaging from product mass. Keep distinct treatment destinations separate without assuming recycling credits.

• Selected flow: Corrugated fibreboard box
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records
• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e; fao-package-identities

Polyethylene wrapping film (primary_packaging_input_pe_film)

Confirm identity, grade, state and unit from equipment, supplier and contemporaneous measurements; the UUID remains unverified. Record composition, net mass, reuse cycles and return losses; attribute reusable items by actual use and separate packaging from product mass. Keep distinct treatment destinations separate without assuming recycling credits.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene wrapping film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records and calculate the exchange per declared reference flow using the original attribution rules.
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records
• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e; fao-package-identities

Pre-gate cooling energy (pre_gate_cooling_energy)

Cooling or cold-room electricity used before the declared pack-house gate is included when it is part of the selected route.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: Metered or allocated electricity for cooling by cherry lot.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records

• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Marketable fresh cherries (marketable_cherry_output)

Marketable cherries leave the foreground system at the declared orchard or pack-house gate as the reference product.

• Selected flow: Fresh cherries at declared gate

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: Weighed marketable output after declared grading and pre-gate handling.

• Amount rule: 1000 kg

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: 1,000 kg reference flow.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_lot_records

• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Cherry residue and reject routing (cherry_residue_and_reject_routing)

Inputs

Product flows

Rejected or downgraded cherries (reject_cherry_input)

Rejected or downgraded fruit enters this conditional process when it is routed to recovery, treatment or disposal before the gate.

• Selected flow: Rejected or downgraded cherries

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet fruit

• Amount rule: Record weighed reject mass and destination by lot.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_residue_and_reject_records

• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e

Waste flows

Outputs

Product flows

Recovered organic material (recovered_organic_output)

Recovered organic material is recorded only when a measured destination and receiving function are documented.

• Selected flow: Recovered organic material

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet or dry matter

• Amount rule: Record recovered mass, moisture basis and destination; do not claim substitution without function evidence.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_residue_and_reject_records

• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e

Waste flows

Residual waste to treatment or disposal (residual_waste_output)

Residual waste leaves the conditional routing process when no documented recovery function is assigned.

• Selected flow: Residual organic waste

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet matter

• Amount rule: Record mass and destination; do not claim a recovery credit without function evidence.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable gate output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_residue_and_reject_records

• Sources: fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_shared_orchard_cycles	establishment and multiple cycles	Allocate shared orchard burdens by documented area-time, tree-year or another justified physical basis and disclose the basis.	fao-gap-framework-2003
allocation_marketable_and_reject_outputs	harvest and gate handling	Treat marketable cherries as the reference output; record downgraded fruit, culls, trim and recovered material separately, and allocate only where a genuine co-product function exists.	fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6
allocation_recovered_residue_claim	recovered residues	Do not claim avoided production unless destination, function, quantity and receiving-system evidence are documented.	fao-gap-framework-2003

Concrete cards do not inherit numerical ranges from the former aggregate card. Determine quantities from original records, stock/meter reconciliation and the declared reference flow; no default quantity or numeric screen is supplied without evidence matching the identity, unit, period and boundary. Missing range evidence is a quality disclosure, not zero use or proof of completeness.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_residual_precedence	remaining common burden with no specified primary branch	Resolve any study-specific joint-product instruction in this PCR that has no specified primary branch using this precedence; retain an already explicitly prescribed category-specific primary method. First directly assign separable output-specific activities. For the remaining common burden B, use a physical driver d_i only when measured operation or biological-service records demonstrate the causal consumption represented by that driver. A product being weighable, valuable or lower grade alone is insufficient; do not switch arbitrarily between area, time, mass and revenue. For comparable grades receiving the same common handling, measured processed mass is applicable only with the same service demand, state and moisture basis demonstrated. Share a_i=d_i/sum(d_j); B_i=Ba_i. If no defensible causal physical driver exists for that common operation, use gate- and period-matched economic shares a_i=(q_ip_i)/sum(q_j*p_j), with the complete independently intended output set, compatible quantity/price units, currency, representative prices and values before output-specific downstream processing. Missing price or denominator evidence makes the allocated result incomplete, not a zero-priced product or a single-output system. Report shares summing to one and sensitivity to a material alternative; an alternative is not an interchangeable primary result. Waste, retained residues and internal transfers receive no co-product share, while their attributable production/handling burdens remain with the producing saleable route. Retain unallocated physical quantities and mass balances separately. This branch gives no automatic substitution credit; any separately scoped substitution analysis retains the gross inventory and its actual displaced-function evidence.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Specific input identification before dataset completion

Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Preserved collection scope
orchard_fuel_input_specific_input	cp_energy_and_fuel_records	Operation managed_cherry_orchard_cycle: Fuel used by tractors, sprayers and harvest equipment crosses the boundary when consumed. Original quantity method: Fuel issue records, tank measurements or invoices allocated to orchard work.
crop_protection_input_specific_input	cp_crop_protection_records	Operation managed_cherry_orchard_cycle: Named products and active substances used on the orchard are recorded without collapsing distinct products into a generic flow. Original quantity method: Record each named formulation and active substance by block and application event.

Retain raw site, lot, cycle and stage quantities and denominators in each collection protocol. Reconcile stocks, losses, moisture and co-product attribution first, then normalize: normalized exchange = attributable raw exchange × declared reference quantity / accepted hand-off product quantity on the same boundary and measurement basis. Apply perennial-establishment and shared-operation attribution before this normalization. Never set an internal-transfer quantity equal to the final reference quantity. Per declared reference flow means the amount, unit and product state in section 3; the data package must declare its actual route and gate.

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_orchard_establishment_records	cherry_orchard_establishment	planting material and area	orchard register and planting log	block_id; cultivar; plants; date; area; tree density	document review and field reconciliation; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile purchased, planted and failed plants	plant, ha, date	each event	establishment and allocated cycles	each block	per declared reference flow	supplier lot and field register
cp_orchard_cycle_records	managed_cherry_orchard_cycle	orchard area and cycle	block register and farm log	block_id; area; dates; age; yield; weather; operations	record review and block reconciliation; Raw aggregation and attribution: aggregate by block and declared cycle	ha, year, kg	monthly and cycle close	full cycle	each block	per declared reference flow	block register and signed farm log
cp_irrigation_records	managed_cherry_orchard_cycle	irrigation and withdrawal	meter and pump log	block_id; source; volume; dates; method; allocation	meter readout and allocation review; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum measured volume and allocate shared meters	m3	event or monthly	full cycle	block and source	per declared reference flow	calibrated meter
cp_energy_and_fuel_records	managed_cherry_orchard_cycle	electricity and fuel	utility bill and equipment log	equipment; type; quantity; hours; allocation	invoice and log review; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate by hours, area or throughput orchard_fuel_input_specific_input: Operation managed_cherry_orchard_cycle: Fuel used by tractors, sprayers and harvest equipment crosses the boundary when consumed. Original quantity method: Fuel issue records, tank measurements or invoices allocated to orchard work. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kWh, MJ, L	monthly and issue	full cycle	orchard and gate equipment	per declared reference flow	invoice or meter
cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records	cherry_orchard_establishment, managed_cherry_orchard_cycle	fertilizer and amendments	purchase, application, label and plan	product; mass; N; P2O5; K2O; date; block; area	record review and nutrient balance; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum actual products and nutrients	kg product and nutrient	application	full cycle	each block	per declared reference flow	label or laboratory result
cp_crop_protection_records	managed_cherry_orchard_cycle	crop protection	spray log and purchase record	product; formulation; active substance; quantity; date; area	record reconciliation; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum product and disclose active substance crop_protection_input_specific_input: Operation managed_cherry_orchard_cycle: Named products and active substances used on the orchard are recorded without collapsing distinct products into a generic flow. Original quantity method: Record each named formulation and active substance by block and application event. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.	kg or L	application	full cycle	each block	per declared reference flow	label and signed log
cp_harvest_lot_records	managed_cherry_orchard_cycle, cherry_harvest_and_gate_handling	harvest and gate output	harvest ticket and scale record	block_id; lot_id; date; cultivar; harvested; marketable; grade; rejects	scale reconciliation; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile harvest, output, rejects and loss	kg	each lot	all harvests	block and gate	per declared reference flow	scale and traceability
cp_conditioning_and_packaging_records	cherry_harvest_and_gate_handling	cooling, packaging and wastewater	pack-house log and invoices	lot_id; water; electricity; material; quantity; cooling; destination	mass balance and document review; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate utilities and packaging to output	m3, kWh, kg	lot or shift	gate period	each gate	per declared reference flow	meter and invoice
cp_residue_and_reject_records	managed_cherry_orchard_cycle, cherry_harvest_and_gate_handling, cherry_residue_and_reject_routing	residues, culls and waste	residue log and destination receipt	source; mass; moisture; destination; treatment; function; date	weighing and destination review; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile source to recovery and residuals	kg wet or dry matter	event or monthly	full cycle	orchard and gate	per declared reference flow	scale and receipt

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_cycle_normalization	all process rows	normalized amount = recorded amount / marketable gate output * 1,000 kg.	block records; dates; gate output	normalized amount	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_nutrient_basis	fertilizer and amendment rows	Keep product mass and N, P2O5 and K2O mass separate; calculate only from declared evidence.	product mass; nutrient fractions or result	product and nutrient amount	globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6
calc_soil_emissions	soil emission rows	Apply one selected IPCC-compatible nitrogen method to documented inputs and disclose factors and conversions.	N input; factors; qualifiers	elementary-flow amount	ipcc-2019-refinement-afolu
calc_mass_reconciliation	harvest, gate and residue rows	Reconcile harvest, marketable output, rejects, residues, recovered material and documented loss.	lot records; scale; destination records	mass balance	fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e
chemical_species_mass_accounting	elementary_nutrient_emissions	Final elementary exchanges use the mass of the identified substance and one actual receiving compartment. Keep nutrient/activity ledgers separate: species-specific N2O-N × 44/28 gives N2O, NH3-N × 17/14 gives NH3, nitrate-N × 62/14 gives nitrate, and phosphate-P × 95/31 gives phosphate. If the selected flow is elemental phosphorus instead, report kg P and convert phosphate mass by 31/95 only when that species basis is evidenced. Apply a conversion exactly once only when the method output is on the elemental basis; measured compound mass is not reconverted. Total nutrient losses cannot be assigned to a single species without a supported split, and residual/retained soil nutrient is not an emission. Keep direct/indirect pathway ledgers and avoid repeating a pathway already included in the chosen method or upstream inventory. Factor uncertainty ranges screen factors on their stated basis, not final compound amounts or admissible site emissions. Normalize the attributable compound mass once using the accepted reference quantity and the matched measured output. Unknown activity, identity or compartment remains an evidence gap and blocks a completeness claim.	cp_nutrient_and_amendment_records; species-specific activity ledger, method pathway and factor basis, matched accepted output	Identity-specific exchanges and reconciled activity records

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
quality_identity_and_scope	all datasets	Declare species, cultivar, geography, block, route, orchard age, gate and cycle dates.	orchard and lot registers
quality_measurement_traceability	measured inputs and outputs	Prefer calibrated meters, scales, invoices, application logs and destination receipts; document shared-record allocation.	primary records and worksheet
quality_temporal_completeness	full cycle	Cover all harvests and applications and identify missing months, blocks or lots.	cycle completeness checklist
quality_mass_balance	harvest and handling	Reconcile harvested, marketable, rejected, trimmed, recovered, residual and documented loss quantities.	lot mass balance
quality_factor_disclosure	calculated soil and residue pathways	Disclose the selected factor method, nutrient basis, conversion and any excluded pathway.	calculation worksheet and source reference

Substance-specific Release Requirement

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
residue_pathway_emission_specific_emission	cherry_residue_and_reject_routing	For the actual cherry_residue_and_reject_routing activity, preserve the original cp_residue_and_reject_records collection role and activity/state/period basis. Use the declared residue pathway and selected emission method; otherwise retain as an coverage finding item.. This is a mandatory identification and calculation requirement, not one aggregate elementary exchange. Enumerate each actual emitted substance and receiving compartment using a compatible measured/pathway method and activity-factor units, then create a separate concrete card or reuse the existing matching card once, with verified UUID or explicit unresolved identity. A generic pollutant/volatile/residue label, total mass loss or summed screening interval cannot establish a compound or individual-emission amount. Keep elemental versus molecular/reporting bases explicit, attribute the raw quantities and normalize once to accepted reference output. No supported release only with evidenced inapplicability; missing identity, method or activity blocks completeness. Exclude releases already covered by an inclusive service or upstream dataset.	cp_residue_and_reject_records	separate supported substance/compartment exchanges	ipcc-2019-refinement-afolu

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_qualifiers	reference flow and dataset	Reject when required species, geography, route, cycle, gate, maturity, grade, stem or handling qualifiers are absent.	fao-gap-framework-2003; globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6
validate_cycle_and_output_reconciliation	cycle and gate output	Check that inputs belong to the declared block and period and that output plus rejects, residues and loss reconcile to harvest.	fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e
validate_nutrient_and_emission_basis	nutrient and emission rows	Check product mass, nutrient basis, factor method and qualifiers; prevent duplicate nitrogen pathways.	ipcc-2019-refinement-afolu
validate_gate_and_downstream_exclusion	boundary and use	Check an explicit gate and exclude retail, consumers, downstream transport and processed cherries.	globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after review and release controls
downstream_use	Foreground agricultural modelling for fresh cherries at a declared orchard or pack-house gate
allowed_use	Use with product, geography, route, cycle, gate, input basis, residue fate and quality qualifiers retained
excluded_use	Processed cherries, retail or consumer stages, unqualified regional substitution, or missing gate and cycle scope
required_metadata	PCR id; CPC reference; product identity; geography; orchard scope; route; age; cycle dates; gate; grade; inputs; irrigation; residue fate; reference amount and unit
required_quality_disclosure	Temporal and site coverage, completeness, primary-record share, allocation, mass reconciliation, factors and identity evidence gaps
update_trigger	Change in route, irrigation, nutrient method, cycle allocation, gate handling, packaging or emission method

Evidence applicability: cited general farm-record and postharvest frameworks do not supply crop-specific yields, lifetimes, gate cutoffs or LCA allocation defaults. Those are this PCR methodology decisions; qualify them by the actual species, route and period and obtain compatible agronomic evidence before asserting completeness. Provisional author ranges are screening aids, not empirical acceptance limits or substituted measurements.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
globalgap-ifa-fruit-vegetables-v6	standard	GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance fruit and vegetables requirements	traceability, input, water, nutrient, crop-protection and quality evidence
ipcc-2019-refinement-afolu	method_factor	2019 IPCC Refinement, AFOLU	managed-soil nitrogen methods and emission-pathway disclosure
fao-gap-framework-2003	official_guidance	FAO Committee on Agriculture, COAG/2003/6, Development of a Framework for Good Agricultural Practices, section IV paragraphs 24–26 and Annex, https://www.fao.org/4/y8704e/y8704e.htm	Generic monitoring and farm-record context only; crop-specific routes, lifetimes, quantitative ranges and LCA allocation are PCR choices requiring separate applicable evidence.
fao-postharvest-handling-ae075e	official_guidance	Kitinoja and Kader, Small-Scale Postharvest Handling Practices: A Manual for Horticultural Crops, 4th edition (2002), FAO-hosted original, https://www.fao.org/4/ae075e/ae075e00.htm	General handling, cooling and loss-record context only; crop-specific parameters and this PCR gate/attribution require separate evidence.
fao-fertilizer-identities	official_guidance	FAO Fertilizer Specifications, https://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/spi/plantnutrition/fertspecs/en/	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
fao-organic-nutrients	official_guidance	FAO How to Make and Use Compost, https://www.fao.org/4/i2230e/i2230e.pdf	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
fao-package-identities	official_guidance	FAO Packaging for fruits, vegetables and root crops, section 4, https://www.fao.org/4/x5016e/X5016E04.htm	conditional concrete identities and method context; does not establish site use or quantities
route-energy-fao	official_guidance	FAO, Energy-smart food for people and climate (2011), Annex 2; and Energy use in agriculture and industry, Annex IV. https://www.fao.org/4/i2454e/i2454e00.pdf ; https://www.fao.org/4/Q1085e/q1085e0d.htm	Equipment/carrier possibilities only; site records govern applicability. No intensity, fuel share or default recipe is adopted.
ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011	standard	WRI/WBCSD, Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (2011), Chapter 9, https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/standards/Product-Life-Cycle-Accounting-Reporting-Standard_041613.pdf	General allocation hierarchy and comparable-gate economic basis. Applicability conditions and the explicit residual branch are this PCR's method convention; no product-specific causal coefficient, price or output quantity is prescribed by this source.