Cottonseed, other

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers whole, fuzzy, non-planting cottonseed separated from harvested seed cotton during ginning and delivered at a declared gin or farm hand-off. Cotton cultivation, harvest, seed-cotton handling and ginning are included because lint and cottonseed are inseparable intended co-products until the gin stand. Declare cultivar, geography, crop year, irrigation, harvest system, gin technology, cottonseed moisture, foreign matter, delinting state, storage/aeration, allocation and gate.

Exclude planting seed, mechanically or chemically delinted seed, linters, hulls, oil, cake, meal, crushing, extraction, feed formulation and downstream transport. A delinted commodity requires another route and identity.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.products-of-agriculture-horticulture-and-market-gardening.cottonseed-other
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 01432 Cottonseed, other; mapping relation: narrower
covered_products	whole non-planting cottonseed separated during ginning, retaining natural fuzz
excluded_products	planting or delinted seed; lint, linters, hulls, oil, cake, meal and formulated feed
representative_product	fuzzy gin-run cottonseed not intended for planting
production_route	managed cotton cultivation and harvest, seed-cotton handling, cleaning and mechanical gin separation
market_state	whole fuzzy cottonseed at gin/farm hand-off with moisture, foreign matter, storage, lot, grade and gate declared

Rainfed/irrigated cultivation, picker/stripper harvest, saw/roller gins and optional short-term aerated storage are alternatives and shall remain distinct unless combined with production weights.

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	whole fuzzy non-planting cottonseed separated at the gin
How much	1,000 kg as-received cottonseed
How well	declared cultivar, crop year, moisture wet basis, foreign matter, fuzz/delinting state, grade, storage/aeration and acceptance specification
How long or cycle	one matched crop cycle and gin campaign or traceable gin lot
reference_flow_link	reference_product_at_declared_handoff

Field	Value
Reference amount	1000
Reference product flow	Cottonseed, other, production mix at farm gate, fresh unprocessed
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	non-planting use; whole/fuzzy state; delinting excluded; cultivar; crop year; geography; moisture wet basis; foreign matter; grade; storage/aeration; gin technology; gate; allocation

The fixed UUID applies only to whole non-planting cottonseed in this fresh/unprocessed farm-gate identity.

Each foreground dataset must explicitly select one actual route, declared gate, product state and output row. Reconcile the selected terminal route with reference_product_at_declared_handoff; normalize that handoff output to the reference quantity and retain preceding-stage outputs as measured transfers. Raw weighing, mass reconciliation and lot traceability requirements continue to apply.

The sole reference output is reference_product_at_declared_handoff, receiving the selected actual route product at the declared gate. Existing route-output ids identify the source and physical state; they are no longer individually fixed to the reference quantity.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass_as_received	reference cottonseed	Mass	kg	Report as-received mass and measured wet-basis moisture; retain dry-matter conversions.
field_to_seed_cotton_conversion	field inventory	Area and mass	ha and kg	Reconcile area to same-cycle accepted seed cotton before conversion to the gin lot.
gin_mass_balance	ginning	Mass	kg	Reconcile seed cotton to lint, cottonseed, useful recovery, waste and moisture change.
nutrient_content_basis	nutrient supply	Product and nutrient mass	kg product; kg N; kg P2O5; kg K2O	Preserve product, formulation, assay and basis without double counting.
allocation_value_basis	co-products	Mass and economic value	kg and declared currency	Use matched quantities and representative prices; disclose quality and sensitivity.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	prepared cotton field at crop-cycle start, with seed and purchased inputs crossing the boundary
starting_condition_role	start of managed biological cotton production
product_classification_scope	non-planting cottonseed corresponding to CPC 01432
recursive_input_rule	planting seed links to a distinct seed-production dataset and shall not recurse to this PCR
upstream_dataset_requirement	compatible planting material, nutrient, crop-protection, irrigation, energy, water, packaging and treatment datasets
disclosure	geography; cultivar; dates; area; yield; irrigation; harvest; seed-cotton storage; gin; lot balance; moisture; foreign matter; fuzz state; storage; co-product prices; allocation; gate

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_crop_cycle	cultivation and harvest	Include establishment, field management, irrigation where used, harvest and direct field emissions through seed-cotton hand-off.	feedipedia-cottonseed; ncc-seedcotton-handling
boundary_ginning	ginning	Include receiving, unloading, drying/conditioning, cleaning, gin separation, conveying, on-site aeration/storage and handling through gate.	cotton-ginners-handbook-2016; cottonseed-storage-2018
boundary_product_state	reference	Reference seed is whole and fuzzy; exclude delinting, crushing, extraction, meal/feed and planting-seed conditioning.	feedipedia-cottonseed; cottonseed-storage-2018
boundary_route_alternatives	all routes	Keep cultivation, harvest, gin and storage alternatives separate unless combined with production weights.	cotton-ginners-handbook-2016
boundary_single_period	all routes	Use one reporting period for each matched crop and gin campaign; no inventory carry-over or cross-period attribution is permitted.
boundary_direct_emissions	field and gin	Include managed-soil and reported gin particulate emissions from matched activity records.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils; cotton-ginners-handbook-2016

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
cotton_field_production	Cotton cultivation and harvest	required	always	managed production and seed-cotton harvest	hectare and accepted seed-cotton mass
cotton_ginning	Seed-cotton receiving, cleaning and ginning	required	always	material treatment by separation of lint and cottonseed in batch production or continuous operation; alternative technology route delta is declared	incoming lot and reconciled outputs
cottonseed_handling_storage	Cottonseed primary conditioning, grading, preservation, packaging and storage	conditional	occurs before declared gate	primary conditioning, grading/sorting, preservation/stabilization and packaging presentation before hand-off	incoming lot and accepted terminal mass
declared_reference_handoff	Product Measurement at Declared Handoff	required		foreground	reference_product_at_declared_handoff

Process: Cotton cultivation and harvest (cotton_field_production)

Inputs

Product flows

Cotton planting seed (cotton_planting_seed_input)

Record cultivar-specific planting seed; never use the non-planting reference identity.

• Selected flow: Cottonseed, seed for planting 5ec327e3-1046-4478-9010-0733b798aa56

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured seed mass by cultivar, treatment and sowing event

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and crop cycle.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_field_activity

• Range: Provisional sowing-rate screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 2
  • Upper: 40
  • Unit: kg/ha
  • Basis: one crop cycle; actual establishment system governs
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Irrigation water (field_irrigation_input)

Record applied irrigation separately from rainfall; verified rainfed fields record zero.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supply

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: metered or calculated applied irrigation water

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and crop cycle.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_field_activity

• Range: Provisional irrigation screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 15000
  • Unit: m3/ha
  • Basis: one crop cycle; rainfed route may be zero
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Diesel fuel (field_energy_input_diesel)

Actual diesel field machinery for cotton establishment, crop care and harvest; attribute shared cotton outputs under the existing allocation rules.

Activate only when equipment and purchase records identify this fuel at this node. Record grade, formulation, supplier and actual mass; convert volume using documented density, not a default. The UUID identifies a fuel product, not a combustion service or emission factor. Account for actual foreground combustion separately without duplicating an inclusive upstream service.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Collect only this carrier quantity attributable to this node under cp_field_activity. Reconcile inclusive services and shared use once; scale the attributed quantity by the declared reference amount divided by matched accepted final output quantity in the same product unit. Preserve process-native throughput records; do not renormalize a final-reference amount.
• 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_field_activity
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Apply field_energy_input_identification in Section 8. No numerical range or default is inherited from the former aggregate card.

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Harvested seed cotton (harvested_seed_cotton_output)

Record accepted seed cotton containing lint and seed before ginning.

• Selected flow: Harvested seed cotton before ginning

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured accepted mass with moisture and trash fraction

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and crop cycle.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_balance

• Range: Provisional seed-cotton yield screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 300
  • Upper: 10000
  • Unit: kg/ha
  • Basis: accepted as-harvested seed cotton for one crop cycle
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Field residues and rejected seed cotton (field_residue_waste_output)

Record stalks, roots, leaves, fallen bolls and rejected material by destination.

• Selected flow: Cotton field residues and rejected seed cotton

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: field balance by residue class, removal and fate

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per hectare and crop cycle.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_balance

• Range: Provisional exported-residue screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 10000
  • Unit: kg/ha
  • Basis: material physically leaving the field boundary
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Nitrous oxide to air (field_n2o_air_output)

Calculate managed-soil nitrous oxide from matched nutrient and residue records.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide, emissions to air, unspecified 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-94c3-0050c2490048

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O

• Amount rule: applicable method for direct and indirect nitrogen pathways

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per hectare and crop cycle.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: N input (n_input)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_field_emissions

• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils

• Range: Broad method-result screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 100
  • Unit: kg N2O/ha
  • Basis: one crop cycle; method result governs
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Ammonia to air (field_ammonia_air_output)

Calculate volatilization only from fertilizer products and events actually recorded.

• Selected flow: Ammonia, emissions to air, unspecified 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-a2a9-0050c2490048

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg NH3

• Amount rule: method calculation by nutrient product and event

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per hectare and crop cycle.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: N input (n_input)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_field_emissions

• Sources: emep-eea-2023-guidebook

• Range: Broad method-result screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 250
  • Unit: kg NH3/ha
  • Basis: one crop cycle; method result governs
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Nitrate to water (field_nitrate_water_output)

Calculate or monitor nitrate loss only with an applicable method or field balance.

• Selected flow: Nitrate, emissions to water, unspecified fe0acd60-3ddc-11dd-aa31-0050c2490048

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg nitrate

• Amount rule: monitored loss or method calculation from matched nitrogen and water records

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per hectare and crop cycle.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: N input (n_input)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_field_emissions

• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils

• Range: Broad method-result screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1500
  • Unit: kg nitrate/ha
  • Basis: one crop cycle; method result governs
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Seed-cotton receiving, cleaning and ginning (cotton_ginning)

Inputs

Product flows

Harvested seed cotton (seed_cotton_input)

Use the same measured lot identity and condition as the field output.

• Selected flow: Harvested seed cotton before ginning

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: receiving-scale mass with moisture, trash, origin and lot link

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per gin lot.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_gin_lot_balance

• Range: Seed-cotton input balance

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1500
  • Upper: 5000
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg cottonseed
  • Basis: incoming as-received seed cotton for a reconciled gin lot
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Alternating current (gin_energy_input_electricity)

Actual electric gin machinery, conveying fans and controls. Drying heat requires identification of the installed burner/supply; retain existing cottonseed/lint allocation and do not assign whole-gin energy to both products.

Activate only for documented alternating-current consumption at this node. The identity leaves voltage, technology and provider unspecified; record them and select compatible upstream supply. Preserve measured kWh and convert exactly to MJ using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ; do not interpret electric energy as combustion fuel or useful heat.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 455f0ef5-6118-4f2b-a3f5-1f75e0afe3ca
• Flow property / unit: Energy (database reference property: net calorific value) 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Collect only this carrier quantity attributable to this node under cp_gin_utility. Reconcile inclusive services and shared use once; scale the attributed quantity by the declared reference amount divided by matched accepted final output quantity in the same product unit. Preserve process-native throughput records; do not renormalize a final-reference amount.
• 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_gin_utility
• Sources: cotton-gin-energy

Apply gin_energy_input_identification in Section 8. No numerical range or default is inherited from the former aggregate card.

Gin process water (gin_process_water_input)

Record water for moisture conditioning and cleaning; inactive routes record zero.

• Selected flow: Process water supply

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: metered or batch-calculated net water entering the gin

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_gin_utility

• Range: Provisional process-water screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: m3/1,000 kg cottonseed
  • Basis: gin process only; inactive route may be zero
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Gin-run cottonseed (gin_run_cottonseed_output)

Record accepted whole fuzzy cottonseed as an intended co-product before delinting, crushing or seed conditioning.

• Selected flow: Cottonseed, other, production mix at farm gate, fresh unprocessed 5ec72013-512e-4bb6-a5e6-648551f35d9d

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: measured accepted mass at declared moisture, foreign matter and gate

• Amount rule: measured net transfer mass, retaining lot, actual product state and moisture basis; reconcile to the final reference output at the declared handoff

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per gin lot; scale to 1,000 kg reference.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_gin_lot_balance

• Sources: cottonseed-storage-2018

• Range: Provisional author cottonseed/lint ratio estimate; cited national averages do not establish these endpoints

  • Range role: Typical range (typical_range)
  • Lower: 1100
  • Upper: 1800
  • Unit: kg cottonseed/1,000 kg lint
  • Basis: same reconciled gin lot
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Cotton lint co-product (cotton_lint_output)

Record accepted lint as an intended co-product at its bale gate, grade and moisture.

• Selected flow: Ginned cotton lint

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured bale mass linked to the gin lot

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per gin lot and 1,000 kg cottonseed.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_gin_lot_balance

• Range: Lint co-product screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 400
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg lint/1,000 kg cottonseed
  • Basis: same reconciled gin lot
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Gin trash and rejected material (gin_residual_waste_output)

Record burrs, sticks, leaf, soil and rejected seed separately by destination.

• Selected flow: Cotton gin trash and rejected material

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured or reconciled mass by material class and destination

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_gin_lot_balance

• Range: Provisional gin-residual screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg cottonseed
  • Basis: residuals leaving the gin lot balance
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Gin particulate matter to air (gin_particulate_air_output)

Record measured or permit-calculated particulate by size fraction; do not substitute generic dust.

• Selected flow: Reported particulate matter from cotton ginning to air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: monitoring or permit method by particle-size fraction

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_gin_emissions

• Sources: cotton-ginners-handbook-2016

• Range: Provisional particulate screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg cottonseed
  • Basis: reported controlled or uncontrolled basis
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Cottonseed primary conditioning, grading, preservation, packaging and storage (cottonseed_handling_storage)

Inputs

Product flows

Gin-run cottonseed transfer (cottonseed_transfer_input)

Use the same lot identity and condition as the gin output.

• Selected flow: Cottonseed, other, production mix at farm gate, fresh unprocessed 5ec72013-512e-4bb6-a5e6-648551f35d9d

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured incoming fuzzy-cottonseed mass, moisture and temperature

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per storage lot.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_storage_lot

• Range: Storage-lot input balance

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1000
  • Upper: 1200
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg accepted cottonseed
  • Basis: incoming wet mass before loss and rejection
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Alternating current (storage_energy_input_electricity)

Actual electric cottonseed conveying, aeration and temperature control over the declared storage period; no-storage routes require no invented storage load.

Activate only for documented alternating-current consumption at this node. The identity leaves voltage, technology and provider unspecified; record them and select compatible upstream supply. Preserve measured kWh and convert exactly to MJ using 1 kWh = 3.6 MJ; do not interpret electric energy as combustion fuel or useful heat.

• Selected flow: Alternating current 455f0ef5-6118-4f2b-a3f5-1f75e0afe3ca
• Flow property / unit: Energy (database reference property: net calorific value) 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66 / MJ
• Amount rule: Collect only this carrier quantity attributable to this node under cp_storage_lot. Reconcile inclusive services and shared use once; scale the attributed quantity by the declared reference amount divided by matched accepted final output quantity in the same product unit. Preserve process-native throughput records; do not renormalize a final-reference amount.
• 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_storage_lot
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Apply storage_energy_input_identification in Section 8. No numerical range or default is inherited from the former aggregate card.

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted stored cottonseed (accepted_cottonseed_output)

Record accepted whole fuzzy cottonseed at the terminal gate.

• Selected flow: Cottonseed, other, production mix at farm gate, fresh unprocessed 5ec72013-512e-4bb6-a5e6-648551f35d9d

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: measured accepted mass with moisture, temperature, foreign matter and duration

• Amount rule: measured net transfer mass, retaining lot, actual product state and moisture basis; reconcile to the final reference output at the declared handoff

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: 1,000 kg reference product.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_storage_lot

• Sources: cottonseed-storage-2018

• Range: Reference output check

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1000
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: reference flow at final declared gate
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: pcr-reference-definition

Waste flows

Storage loss and rejected cottonseed (storage_loss_waste_output)

Record spoiled, heated, contaminated or rejected seed by destination.

• Selected flow: Rejected or lost cottonseed from storage

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: mass-balance difference supported by inspection and disposition

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_storage_lot

• Range: Provisional storage-loss screen

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 200
  • Unit: kg/1,000 kg accepted cottonseed
  • Basis: declared storage period and moisture basis
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Product Measurement at the Declared Handoff (declared_reference_handoff)

This node records the actual product handoff at the existing system boundary for reconciliation and reference-quantity normalization. It adds no physical processing and does not presume drying, cooling, storage, packaging or transport. Each data package declares one actual route, one terminal product state, moisture or dry-matter basis, and gate. Feed only the accepted product delivered by that route at that gate into this node; do not add other routes as extra inputs. Record co-products separately and apply Section 7. Count preceding inputs, losses and emissions once. Normalize using the measured accepted net mass at the handoff; this measurement node changes neither mass, yield nor allocation.

Inputs

Product flows

Actual route product at handoff (actual_route_product_for_handoff)

Record the accepted product delivered by the actual terminal route and reconcile it with handoff weighing and lot records.

• Selected flow: Cottonseed, other, production mix at farm gate, fresh unprocessed
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted net product mass at the actual handoff, normalized to the reference quantity; do not sum preceding-stage quantities, other routes or co-products
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_declared_reference_handoff
• Range: Handoff quantity normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg net handoff mass of the same state
  • Basis: normalization of the measured net mass of the same handoff state; not a physical-operation yield
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: declared-handoff-measurement-definition

Waste flows

This measurement node adds no waste inputs.

Elementary flows

This measurement node adds no resource inputs.

Outputs

Product flows

Reference product at declared handoff (reference_product_at_declared_handoff)

• Selected flow: Cottonseed, other, production mix at farm gate, fresh unprocessed
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1000 kg
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_declared_reference_handoff Confirm the product UUID independently for the actual state. Until confirmed, retain unresolved identity instead of inheriting a UUID from a preceding stage or another route.
• Range: Handoff quantity normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg/kg net handoff mass of the same state
  • Basis: normalization of the measured net mass of the same handoff state; not a physical-operation yield
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: declared-handoff-measurement-definition

Waste flows

Record actual losses at the operation where they occur; do not duplicate them here.

Elementary flows

Record actual emissions at the operation where they occur; do not duplicate them here.

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_gin_coproducts	cultivation and ginning	Treat lint and cottonseed as intended co-products. Subdivide metered process burdens first; allocate remaining inseparable burdens by economic value using matched quantities and representative prices.	cottonseed-storage-2018
allocation_sensitivity	lint/cottonseed	Report mass-allocation sensitivity and prices, currency, period, moisture, grades and value shares; no default substitution credit.
allocation_residuals	gin/storage outputs	Give no co-product credit to waste. Treat recovered material as product only with intended use, positive value and separate hand-off.
allocation_shared_assets	shared infrastructure	Attribute by measured use, runtime, throughput or another causal driver and count each burden once.
allocation_rework_rejects	rejects	Return rework to its node; downgraded saleable output remains product and discarded material remains waste.

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
field_nutrient_inputs_specific_input	cp_field_activity	Operation cotton_field_production: Record all mineral fertilizers, organic fertilizers and nutrient-bearing amendments once, preserving product, assay and event. Original quantity method: collect each applied product once and calculate nutrients from assay
field_crop_protection_input_specific_input	cp_field_activity	Operation cotton_field_production: Record each actual formulation by active ingredient, concentration and event. Original quantity method: measured formulation by product and application event
cottonseed_packaging_input_specific_input	cp_storage_lot	Operation cottonseed_handling_storage: Record packaging that remains with product at hand-off and preserve reuse cycles. Original quantity method: measured packaging divided by verified reuse cycles

Route-specific energy identification requirements

Select energy exchanges from the actual product state, operation, equipment and supply records. The conditional cards below are not a mandatory or exhaustive fuel list. For each requirement, document applicability and the used carrier, supplier, service period, native quantity and allocation; add a separate physically specific card and verify its UUID for any actual input not yet represented. An unidentified input remains an explicit completeness gap, never a zero or a generic energy exchange. Evidence of manual work, ambient drying or a bypass can justify non-use only for the affected operation. Preserve every required operation even when no example card is supplied.

Separate purchased supply from on-site conversion. Link self-generated electricity internally to the foreground generator and count its actual fuel and emissions there once; do not also charge a purchased-electricity supply for the same internal transfer. Likewise do not count supplier-side fuel again with purchased heat. Reconcile shared meters and contractor-included energy against existing cards, with one physical quantity assigned once. Retain source quantities, output throughput, shared-service allocation and excluded post-gate activities. For each carrier, apply period/output attribution once and scale to the declared reference quantity using matched accepted final output in the same product unit; do not normalize an already normalized amount again. Process-native intensities require a measured throughput link to that final output. These requirements do not set a consumption default or certify dataset completeness.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Required operation and evidence
field_energy_input_identification	cp_field_activity	Actual diesel field machinery for cotton establishment, crop care and harvest; attribute shared cotton outputs under the existing allocation rules. Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and crop cycle. (route-energy-fao)
gin_energy_input_identification	cp_gin_utility	Actual electric gin machinery, conveying fans and controls. Drying heat requires identification of the installed burner/supply; retain existing cottonseed/lint allocation and do not assign whole-gin energy to both products. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted cottonseed. (cotton-gin-energy)
storage_energy_input_identification	cp_storage_lot	Actual electric cottonseed conveying, aeration and temperature control over the declared storage period; no-storage routes require no invented storage load. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted cottonseed. (route-energy-fao)

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_field_activity	cotton_field_production	inputs	collected	field; area; cultivar; dates; product; assay; amount; meter; carrier	invoices, logs and meters; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by field and identity Route-specific requirements: field_energy_input_identification: Actual diesel field machinery for cotton establishment, crop care and harvest; attribute shared cotton outputs under the existing allocation rules. Raw activity or stage basis: per cultivated hectare and crop cycle. (route-energy-fao) Verify actual use, equipment and supply for each applicable input; create one specific exchange per actual carrier before dataset completeness. Missing identity or quantity evidence remains unresolved, never zero. Distinguish purchased supply, internal generation and inclusive contractor services; count their energy once. Do not substitute the conditional examples for an unverified route. field_nutrient_inputs_specific_input: Operation cotton_field_production: Record all mineral fertilizers, organic fertilizers and nutrient-bearing amendments once, preserving product, assay and event. Original quantity method: collect each applied product once and calculate nutrients from assay 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. field_crop_protection_input_specific_input: Operation cotton_field_production: Record each actual formulation by active ingredient, concentration and event. Original quantity method: measured formulation by product 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.	ha; kg; L; m3; kWh; MJ	each event	full crop cycle	each field/farm	per declared reference flow	invoices, calibration, logs, field map
cp_harvest_balance	cotton_field_production	seed cotton/residues	collected/calculated	field; mass; module; moisture; trash; reject; residue; fate	scales, tickets, samples, balance; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum accepted lot; separate fate	kg; %	each harvest/lot	full harvest	each field/harvest unit	per declared reference flow	scale checks, tickets, samples
cp_field_emissions	cotton_field_production	soil emissions	calculated	N products; assay; timing; residues; soil; climate; irrigation; factors	approved method on matched records; Raw aggregation and attribution: calculate pathways then sum	kg	crop cycle	full crop cycle	each field	per declared reference flow	input trace, factors, worksheet
cp_gin_lot_balance	cotton_ginning	input/outputs/residuals	collected/calculated	lot; origin; input/output mass/moisture/grade; reject; destination	scales, sampling, reconciliation; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile lot then aggregate	kg; %; item	each lot/shift	full campaign	each gin line/site	per declared reference flow	calibration, tickets, grade, balance
cp_gin_utility	cotton_ginning	energy/water	collected/calculated	meter; purchase; runtime; power; water; period	meters, invoices, runtime; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate shared total once Route-specific requirements: gin_energy_input_identification: Actual electric gin machinery, conveying fans and controls. Drying heat requires identification of the installed burner/supply; retain existing cottonseed/lint allocation and do not assign whole-gin energy to both products. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted cottonseed. (cotton-gin-energy) Verify actual use, equipment and supply for each applicable input; create one specific exchange per actual carrier before dataset completeness. Missing identity or quantity evidence remains unresolved, never zero. Distinguish purchased supply, internal generation and inclusive contractor services; count their energy once. Do not substitute the conditional examples for an unverified route.	kWh; MJ; kg; L; m3	shift/bill	full campaign	each gin/meter	per declared reference flow	calibration, invoice, log
cp_gin_emissions	cotton_ginning	particulate	measured/calculated	source; control; fraction; concentration; flow; runtime; factor	test or approved permit method; Raw aggregation and attribution: calculate by source/fraction without overlap	kg; mg/m3; m3; h	test/period	representative campaign	each source	per declared reference flow	report, permit, controls, runtime
cp_storage_lot	cottonseed_handling_storage	cottonseed/energy/package/loss	collected/calculated	lot; mass; moisture; temperature; foreign matter; duration; runtime; package; reject	scales, probes, meters, logs; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile input, accepted, reject, moisture Route-specific requirements: storage_energy_input_identification: Actual electric cottonseed conveying, aeration and temperature control over the declared storage period; no-storage routes require no invented storage load. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg accepted cottonseed. (route-energy-fao) Verify actual use, equipment and supply for each applicable input; create one specific exchange per actual carrier before dataset completeness. Missing identity or quantity evidence remains unresolved, never zero. Distinguish purchased supply, internal generation and inclusive contractor services; count their energy once. Do not substitute the conditional examples for an unverified route. cottonseed_packaging_input_specific_input: Operation cottonseed_handling_storage: Record packaging that remains with product at hand-off and preserve reuse cycles. Original quantity method: measured packaging divided by verified reuse cycles 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; %; C; h; kWh; item	receipt/daily/dispatch	full storage period	each bin/pile/site	per declared reference flow	calibration, monitoring, inspection, ticket
cp_declared_reference_handoff	declared_reference_handoff	reference_product_at_declared_handoff	handoff weighing and acceptance records	route, terminal_output_row_id, product_state, gate, lot, net_mass_kg, moisture_basis, acceptance, tare	Use calibrated scales or traceable weighing records; reconcile the actual terminal-operation handoff lot, accepted net mass, product state and moisture; exclude packaging tare and do not sum preceding-stage quantities.	kg	each handoff lot	declared reporting period	declared handoff gate	per declared reference flow	calibration or weighing tickets, acceptance and lot traceability
cp_phase1_environment_coverage	cotton_field_production	managed environmental coverage by actual node	site/activity/method ledger	actual production nodes; soil/substrate route; climate/soil; nutrient product mass and composition; residue fate/N; relevant mineralisation/organic-soil/excreta activity; method/tier/equation/version; pathway factors and units; lime/urea; actual fuels; substance/compartment; supplier coverage; site and actual managed nodes; area; dated occupation intervals; co-users; establishment/immature history; actual prior/current land classes and transformation dates/areas; carbon-method coverage; upstream land coverage	Collect original records by the actual responsible production node and matched lot/period; retain provenance, method applicability and uncertainty. Reconcile with existing protocols and provider coverage, do not add duplicate events. Explicitly document inapplicability; absent evidence is a gap.	native activity units; kg N or substance; area/time as applicable	event and annual/lot reconciliation	matched production/cohort period	all actual managed-production nodes	apply applicable coverage calculations then final normalization once	original records, method worksheets and applicability evidence

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_field_normalization	field flows	field flow / accepted seed-cotton mass × seed-cotton need per 1,000 kg cottonseed	field flow, area, yield, gin balance	normalized field flow
calc_gin_balance	gin lot	input = lint + cottonseed + recovered outputs + waste + moisture reconciliation	matched mass/moisture	reconciled yield	cotton-ginners-handbook-2016
calc_storage_balance	storage	incoming dry matter = accepted + rejected/lost dry matter ± justified uncertainty	mass and moisture	accepted seed/loss	cottonseed-storage-2018
calc_economic_allocation	co-products	share_i = quantity_i × price_i / sum(quantity × price)	quantities, grades, prices	burden shares
calc_shared_services	shared assets	total service × documented causal share, counted once	total and driver	node/lot amount
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_field_emissions; species-specific activity ledger, method pathway and factor basis, matched accepted output	Identity-specific exchanges and reconciled activity records

Environmental Coverage Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_managed_environment_coverage	actual managed-production nodes	For the actual owned managed-production node(s), require an applicability ledger for direct soil N2O, volatilisation/deposition-derived indirect N2O, leaching/runoff-derived indirect N2O, NH3/NOx and nutrient losses, plus actual liming/urea-use CO2. Primary calculation precedence is a representative pathway measurement, then a validated site/national method applicable to the crop, soil and management; otherwise use the compatible 2006 IPCC/2019-refined managed-soil equations and climate/input-specific factor selection for N2O and lime/urea CO2. Retain the exact edition, equation, tier, activity and factor units, climate and management applicability; no universal dose or emission factor is prescribed. Non-soil/protected routes need a method valid for their actual medium; do not force soil factors onto an inapplicable route. Use the same period/field N ledger for synthetic and organic additions, residues, actual relevant mineralisation/organic-soil and excreta pathways; demonstrate absent pathways rather than infer zero. Calculate direct and each indirect component separately, then assign each once to matching existing or new concrete cards; never add a total to its components. Convert N2O-N to molecular N2O by 44/28 once. NH3, NOx and nutrient/pesticide loss require an applicable measured or documented substance/fate model; total N/P or an unexplained balance residual is not a compound release. Keep actual receiving compartments and molecular versus elemental/reporting bases explicit; indirect formation does not remove the same N from the source ledger twice. Include actual local combustion releases separately using fuel-specific combustion-only methods; purchased electricity/heat/services retain upstream coverage once. Add one identity-specific exchange only for a supported release and reuse an existing matching card, with verified UUID or explicit unresolved identity. Missing applicable method/activity/factor/identity blocks completeness; it is not a justified zero. Attribute raw activity/release totals and normalize once to the matched accepted reference output.	cp_phase1_environment_coverage	attributed native environmental quantities per matched final reference	review-ipcc-soils-2019
calc_managed_land_coverage	actual managed-production nodes	For each actual owned managed-production site, collect the occupied area and dated occupation intervals, including attributable establishment/immature and production periods. Occupation is area multiplied by actual duration, converted explicitly to the selected area-time unit (1 ha = 10,000 m2; time in years); hectares per crop-cycle alone are not an area-time result without duration. Partition or take the union of overlapping establishment/management intervals so the same area-time is counted once, with shares across actual co-users summing to one. Record evidenced land transformation separately by actual from/to land class, event area and date under the declared land-use method; transformation has area units and is not added to occupation. Planting, continued occupation or missing prior-land data do not establish a transformation or zero transformation. Preserve actual historical-event attribution and carbon-stock/emission method coverage where applicable; no invented land conversion or generic carbon credit. Instantiate separate compatible elementary identities with verified UUIDs or explicit unresolved identities; attribute once and normalize to the matched final reference. Purchased completed biological inputs inherit compatible upstream land coverage once instead of duplicating it locally. Missing applicable land identity, area, duration or prior-state evidence remains a completeness gap; documented no transformation is a valid absence.	cp_phase1_environment_coverage	attributed native environmental quantities per matched final reference

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	reference	Prove non-planting, whole/fuzzy state, cultivar, crop year, moisture, foreign matter, grade, storage and gate.	specification, lot ticket, inspection
dq_traceability	chain	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.	concrete flow identity evidence
dq_mass_balance	gin/storage	Reconcile wet and dry balances and investigate gaps beyond justified uncertainty.	scales, moisture tests, balance
dq_allocation	co-products	Retain quantities, grades, prices, period, currency, shares and mass sensitivity.	sales/market evidence, worksheet
dq_temporal	all	Cover a complete crop cycle and gin/storage period; disclose proxies and abnormal events.	dates and exception log
dq_completeness	all cards	Report applicable value or documented zero/not-applicable and retain concrete selections for sets.	completeness and binding evidence

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	reference	Reject planting, delinted or crushed seed and derived products; require whole fuzzy non-planting cottonseed and qualifiers.
validate_process_chain	map	Require cultivation/harvest and ginning; include storage only when before gate and impose no inactive-route amount.
validate_gin_balance	ginning	Require matched input and complete lint, cottonseed, useful output, waste and moisture reconciliation.	cotton-ginners-handbook-2016
validate_coproduct_allocation	crop/gin	Require explicit lint/cottonseed attribution, economic inputs and mass sensitivity; reject double allocation.
validate_flow_identitys	inputs	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.
validate_ranges	cards	Require role, bounds, unit, basis and evidence; lower <= upper and inactive conditional routes impose no amount.
validate_reject_routing	rejects	Route each off-spec stream once and exclude rejected mass from accepted output.
validate_shared_burdens	shared services	Require a causal driver and prove each shared burden is counted once.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	foreground cottonseed production dataset with explicit co-product attribution
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	LCA of whole fuzzy non-planting cottonseed at the declared gin/farm gate
excluded_use	planting or delinted seed; lint, linters, hulls, oil, cake, meal, crushing, extraction or feed manufacture
required_metadata	cultivar; geography; crop year; irrigation; harvest; gin; lot; moisture; foreign matter; fuzz state; storage; gate; balance; allocation
required_quality_disclosure	coverage, uncertainty, proxies, mixed origins, unresolved identities, allocation sensitivity and representativeness
update_trigger	material change in region, production, harvest, gin, yield, moisture/storage, product state, price or allocation

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
feedipedia-cottonseed	extension_guidance	Feedipedia, Cotton seeds, https://feedipedia.review.fao.org/node/742	identity, route, uses and exclusions
cotton-ginners-handbook-2016	handbook	National Cotton Council, Cotton Ginners Handbook, https://journal.cotton.org/article/20-2-154/	gin boundary, separation, moisture, energy, waste and air emissions
cottonseed-storage-2018	literature	Ashley et al., Cottonseed Air-Handling and Storage Requirements, Journal of Cotton Science 22:47-59, https://www.cotton.org/journal/2018-22/1/47.cfm	co-product ratio, moisture, aeration, handling and storage
ncc-seedcotton-handling	extension_guidance	National Cotton Council, Recommendations for Handling Seedcotton Exposed to Excessive Rainfall, https://www.cotton.org/tech/quality/rainfallandseedcotton.cfm	harvest moisture, seed-cotton storage and seed condition
ipcc-2019-managed-soils	method_factor	IPCC 2019 Refinement, Volume 4, Chapter 11	managed-soil emissions
emep-eea-2023-guidebook	method_factor	EMEP/EEA Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Guidebook 2023	fertilizer ammonia
pcr-reference-definition	standard	This PCR, Reference Flow section	exact 1,000 kg output range

source_id	type	reference	used_for
declared-handoff-measurement-definition	method_factor	This PCR, Sections 3, 6 and 8: measured net mass at the same state and gate is its own normalization denominator, giving a mass ratio of 1; handoff measurement adds no physical processing.	Same-stage and handoff measurement identities; a definition, not an observed yield, empirical default or external publication.
cotton-gin-energy	handbook	Funk and Hardin (2017), Energy Utilization and Conservation in Cotton Gins, Cotton Ginners Handbook. https://www.cotton.org/journal/2017-21/2/156.cfm	Electric conveying/gin equipment and separate drying demand; no per-bale intensity or fuel identity is imposed.
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.
review-ipcc-soils-2019	official_guidance	IPCC 2019 Refinement, Volume 4, Chapter 11, https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2019rf/pdf/4_Volume4/19R_V4_Ch11_Soils_N2O_CO2.pdf	Managed-soil direct/indirect N2O and lime/urea CO2 method context; factors require actual applicability and site activity, not a product default.