Cucumbers and gherkins

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR guides foreground data-package construction for fresh, unprocessed cucumbers and gherkins from crop establishment through the declared farm-gate or pack-house hand-off. It covers open-field and protected cultivation, direct seeding or transplanting, trellising where used, irrigation, nutrient and crop-protection management, harvest, sorting, washing, cooling, and primary packing when those operations occur before the declared gate. The data package must identify whether the crop is a slicing cucumber, pickling cucumber, or gherkin and must keep materially different routes distinguishable.

Seed production, nursery production of planting material, pickling, fermentation, canning, cutting, prepared salads, distribution after the declared gate, retail, consumer storage, and consumption are outside the default boundary. Protected structures and durable irrigation or trellis infrastructure are excluded from the crop-cycle inventory unless the dataset explicitly adopts a separate infrastructure attribution rule. Crop residues and downgraded fruit remain in the foreground when they are returned to soil, sent to feed or compost, treated, or discarded.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.products-of-agriculture-horticulture-and-market-gardening.cucumbers-and-gherkins
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 01232 Cucumbers and gherkins; mapping relation: exact
covered_products	Fresh whole cucumbers and gherkins, including slicing and pickling types, delivered in the declared maturity, grade, washing, cooling, and packaging state
excluded_products	Seed, transplants, nursery outputs, pickled or fermented cucumbers, canned products, cut vegetables, prepared salads, retail services, and post-gate transport or storage
representative_product	Marketable fresh cucumber or gherkin meeting the declared size, maturity, firmness, cleanliness, defect, and grade requirements
production_route	Seeded or transplanted open-field or protected cultivation, managed vine growth, irrigation and nutrient application, crop protection, repeated harvest, grading, optional washing and cooling, and primary packing
market_state	Fresh and unprocessed whole fruit at the declared farm-gate or pack-house gate, loose or in declared primary packaging

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Marketable fresh cucumber or gherkin at the declared farm-gate or pack-house hand-off
How much	1,000 kg
How well	Fresh, whole, and unprocessed fruit with declared crop type, maturity, size, grade, firmness, cleanliness, defect tolerance, moisture state, and packaging state
How long or cycle	One declared crop cycle and harvest campaign; all harvest rounds attributable to the same planting are reconciled before normalization
reference_flow_link	marketable_farm_gate_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1000
Reference product flow	Cucumbers and gherkins 7b96f91c-8055-431e-8b7d-f24fd4e6d17e
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	crop type (slicing cucumber, pickling cucumber, or gherkin); cultivar or variety group; production geography; open-field or protected route; planting and harvest dates; harvest round; fruit maturity and size; grade and defect criteria; irrigated or rain-fed status; washing and cooling state; packaging state; declared gate

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

This reference UUID denotes the fresh, unprocessed farm-gate product. Verify actual species, product state and handoff before applying the binding. An independent pack-house, further-processed or otherwise incompatible output requires separately verified identity and must not inherit this UUID. Identity verification does not change the actual system boundary or quantity-normalization requirements of this PCR.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_cucumber_mass	reference fruit, harvest, rejects, and residues	Mass	kg	Weigh harvested, marketable, downgraded, rejected, and residue streams separately and reconcile them before converting the inventory to the 1,000 kg reference output.
crop_type_separation	slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, and gherkins	Product identity	declared crop type	Keep crop types separate where variety, harvest frequency, grade, price, or input regime differs; combine them only after each crop-cycle inventory is reconciled and the aggregation rule is recorded.
nutrient_product_basis	mineral and organic nutrient inputs	Product and nutrient mass	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_delivery_basis	irrigation, fertigation, washing, and source withdrawal	Volume	m3	Record crop irrigation, fertigation carrier water, washing water, and source withdrawal as distinct quantities and disclose the meter or water-balance basis.
area_time_basis	field beds and protected cultivation units	Area-time	m2*a	Record occupied production area and crop occupation period; durable protected structures and long-lived trellis assets require a separate declared attribution if they are included.
postharvest_mass_change	washing, cooling, and packing	Mass and moisture	kg and percent	Retain measured water gain or loss during primary handling separately from harvested crop mass. Do not treat wash water uptake or cooling loss as yield without a documented mass reconciliation.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Prepared field bed or protected cultivation unit receiving cucumber or gherkin seed or transplant material, with prior land use and excluded infrastructure work disclosed
starting_condition_role	Start of the declared cucumber or gherkin crop cycle and foreground input accounting
product_classification_scope	Fresh cucumbers and gherkins classified under CPC 3.0:01232 through the declared farm-gate or pack-house hand-off
recursive_input_rule	Seed, transplants, and other same-category planting materials are recorded at their received hand-off state and linked to an upstream dataset; their own production is not recreated inside this PCR.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use upstream datasets for seed or transplants, nutrient products, crop-protection products, supplied water, fuels, electricity, packaging, and purchased transport or treatment services when those inputs cross the boundary.
disclosure	Declare crop type, cultivar group, geography, route, planting density, crop-cycle dates, irrigation source and method, nutrient basis, crop-protection program, trellis or protected route, harvest rounds, grade, yield, reject and residue fates, primary handling, packaging, and gate state.

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_crop_cycle	establishment and cultivation	Include field or protected-bed preparation attributable to the declared crop cycle, planting, vine management, irrigation, nutrient and crop protection, and direct crop emissions; disclose prior land use and exclude unrelated infrastructure construction.	fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56; ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o
boundary_repeated_harvest	harvest rounds	Attribute every harvest round from the planting campaign to the same crop cycle and reconcile marketable fruit, downgraded fruit, field losses, and residues before normalizing.	fao-gap-framework-2003; usda-ams-cucumber-standard
boundary_gate_preparation	sorting, washing, cooling, and packing	End the default foreground boundary at the declared farm-gate or pack-house gate. Include sorting, washing, cooling, and primary packaging only when they occur before that gate.	usda-ams-cucumber-standard; usda-ams-pickling-cucumber-standard
boundary_residue_fate	vines, leaves, rejected fruit, and trim	Record field return, composting, feed use, treatment, transport, or disposal for each residue stream. Do not assign a co-product credit without a documented recipient and intended use.	iso-14044-2006; fao-gap-framework-2003

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
crop_establishment	Cucumber and gherkin crop establishment	required	every represented planting, bed, or protected-cultivation unit	foreground crop establishment	planted area, planting material, and crop-cycle dates
crop_management	Vine and crop management	required	each represented crop cycle	foreground managed biological production	crop area, irrigation, nutrient applications, protection, and harvest campaign
harvest_and_gate_preparation	Harvest and farm-gate preparation	required	each represented harvest campaign	foreground harvest, grading, conditioning, and hand-off	1,000 kg marketable fresh output

Process: Cucumber and gherkin crop establishment (crop_establishment)

Inputs

Product flows

Urea fertilizer (crop_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

Collection scope and applicability for crop_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 fresh cucumber or gherkin 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_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_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; 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 (crop_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_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_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; 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 (crop_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_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_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (crop_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_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_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (crop_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_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_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (crop_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_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_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-organic-nutrients

Establishment irrigation water (establishment_irrigation_water)

Record water applied for bed preparation, seed emergence, or transplant establishment by source and production unit.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supplied to crop

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Sum metered or documented water-balance deliveries during establishment, excluding rainfall.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable fresh cucumber or gherkin 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-crop-evapotranspiration-56

• Range: Establishment irrigation screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 250
  • Unit: m3/ha
  • Basis: establishment period from planting to uniform stand
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Occupied crop production area (crop_land_occupation)

Record the area and time occupied by the field bed or protected cultivation unit for the declared planting campaign.

• Selected flow: Agricultural land occupation

• Flow property / unit: Area-time / m2*a

• Amount rule: Multiply declared production area by the crop occupation period and state whether protected structures are excluded or separately attributed.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_area_and_cycle_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

• Range: Area-output screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.01
  • Upper: 0.3
  • Unit: ha per 1,000 kg output
  • Basis: declared crop area and marketable crop-cycle output
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Vine and crop management (crop_management)

Inputs

Product flows

Urea fertilizer (crop_management_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

Collection scope and applicability for crop_management_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 fresh cucumber or gherkin 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_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_records
• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-gap-framework-2003; 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 (crop_management_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_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_records
• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-gap-framework-2003; 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 (crop_management_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_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_records
• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (crop_management_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_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_records
• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (crop_management_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_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_records
• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (crop_management_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_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_records
• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-organic-nutrients

Irrigation water during vine growth (crop_irrigation_water)

Record water delivered during vine growth and fruit set by source, field or protected unit, and irrigation event or meter period.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supplied to crop

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Sum metered or documented water-balance deliveries and retain fertigation carrier water within the irrigation record.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable fresh cucumber or gherkin 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-crop-evapotranspiration-56

• Range: Crop-cycle irrigation screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 400
  • Upper: 2,000
  • Unit: m3/ha
  • Basis: delivered irrigation from establishment through final harvest
  • Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Diesel fuel (field_energy_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 field_energy_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_field_energy_records for crop_management. 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_field_energy_records
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Waste flows

Outputs

Product flows

Harvestable cucumber and gherkin fruit (harvested_crop_output)

Record fruit removed from the crop during each harvest round before grading and farm-gate preparation.

• Selected flow: Harvested cucumber or gherkin fruit before grading

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet fruit

• Amount rule: Use harvest tickets or calibrated scales for every represented harvest round and crop type.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_reconciliation

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; usda-ams-cucumber-standard

• Range: Harvested-fruit screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1,000
  • Upper: 1,700
  • Unit: kg harvested fruit per 1,000 kg marketable output
  • Basis: crop-cycle harvest before grading and field losses
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Field vines and crop residue (crop_residue_output)

Record leaves, vines, roots, and unharvested fruit remaining after the final harvest and identify whether they are returned, removed, or treated.

• Selected flow: Cucumber and gherkin crop residue

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet matter

• Amount rule: Weigh or calculate residue from field records and reconcile it with harvested fruit and the production unit area.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable farm-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-gap-framework-2003

• Range: Field-residue screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 100
  • Upper: 2,500
  • Unit: kg wet matter per 1,000 kg marketable output
  • Basis: end-of-cycle vines, leaves, roots, and unharvested fruit
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Unmarketable fruit and grading rejects (reject_output)

Record fruit rejected for size, shape, maturity, damage, disease, or other grade criteria and document the destination.

• Selected flow: Cucumber or gherkin grading rejects

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet fruit

• Amount rule: Reconcile grading rejects to harvested or received fruit and marketable output by crop type and harvest round.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable farm-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: usda-ams-cucumber-standard; usda-ams-pickling-cucumber-standard

• Range: Grading-reject screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 700
  • Unit: kg wet fruit per 1,000 kg marketable output
  • Basis: rejected fruit after harvest and grading
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Direct nitrous oxide from managed soil (direct_n2o_air_output)

Calculate direct soil nitrous oxide from eligible crop-cycle nitrogen inputs with the selected IPCC-compatible method and report it to air.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide, emissions to air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O

• Amount rule: Apply the declared emission factor and climate or soil method to eligible nitrogen inputs; document the factor and avoid counting the same pathway twice.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: N input (n_input)

• Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)

• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_records

• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o

• Range: Provisional author screening estimate; endpoints are not IPCC limits

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg N2O/ha
  • Basis: managed-soil nitrogen emissions in the declared crop cycle
  • Basis kind: N input (n_input)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Nitrate loss to freshwater (nitrate_freshwater_output)

Model nitrate loss only when the declared nutrient-surplus or water-loss method supports the pathway and its factor is documented.

• Selected flow: Nitrate, emissions to freshwater

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg NO3-

• Amount rule: Calculate from eligible nitrogen surplus and the selected site or method factor; do not infer nitrate loss from fertilizer purchase alone.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: N input (n_input)

• Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)

• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_records

• Sources: ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o

• Range: Nitrate-loss screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 45
  • Unit: kg NO3-/ha
  • Basis: declared nitrogen surplus and receiving-water pathway
  • Basis kind: N input (n_input)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Harvest and farm-gate preparation (harvest_and_gate_preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Harvested fruit received for preparation (harvested_fruit_input)

Record cucumber and gherkin lots received from the crop-management process for sorting, washing, cooling, or primary packing.

• Selected flow: Harvested cucumber or gherkin fruit before grading

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet fruit

• Amount rule: Use the crop-cycle harvest reconciliation and the receiving scale for the same lot and crop type.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_reconciliation

• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard

• Range: Received-fruit screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1,000
  • Upper: 1,700
  • Unit: kg received fruit per 1,000 kg marketable output
  • Basis: harvest lots received for sorting, washing, cooling, or packing
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Washing water (washing_water_input)

Record water used to remove soil or foreign material when washing is performed before the declared gate.

• Selected flow: Process water for primary produce washing

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Record meter or batch water use and distinguish make-up water, recirculated water, and discharge where measured.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable washed output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_postharvest_utility_records

• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard

• Range: Washing-water screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: m3 per 1,000 kg washed output
  • Basis: primary washing line throughput
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Primary cooling and packing energy (postharvest_energy_input)

Record electricity or fuel used for sorting, washing, cooling, and primary packing before hand-off.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply for primary conditioning

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: Allocate meter or equipment records to cucumber and gherkin batches by throughput, run time, or documented production order.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_postharvest_energy_records

• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard

• Range: Primary-conditioning energy screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 120
  • Unit: kWh per 1,000 kg output
  • Basis: sorting, washing, cooling, and packing line
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

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.

Record crates, cartons, films, pallets, or other packaging that crosses the boundary before the declared gate, distinguishing reusable and one-way materials. Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg packed 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_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_packaging_records
• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard; 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_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_packaging_records
• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard; 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_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_packaging_records
• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard; fao-package-identities

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Marketable fresh cucumber or gherkin at gate (marketable_farm_gate_output)

This is the declared reference product after harvest, grading, optional washing or cooling, and primary packing that occur before the hand-off.

• Selected flow: Cucumbers and gherkins 7b96f91c-8055-431e-8b7d-f24fd4e6d17e

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: Use the final calibrated dispatch scale or lot record after grade acceptance and reconcile it to received fruit and rejects.

• Amount rule: 1000 kg

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_gate_output_records

• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard; usda-ams-pickling-cucumber-standard

• Range: Marketable-output screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1,000
  • Upper: 1,000
  • Unit: kg marketable output
  • Basis: declared reference product at the farm-gate or pack-house gate
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
  • Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard

Waste flows

Final grading and packing rejects (final_reject_output)

Record fruit rejected after final sorting or packing and identify whether it is sold for another use, fed, composted, treated, or discarded.

• Selected flow: Final cucumber or gherkin grading rejects

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet fruit

• Amount rule: Weigh final rejects and reconcile them with received harvest and marketable gate output by batch.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_gate_output_records

• Sources: usda-ams-cucumber-standard

• Range: Final-reject screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 200
  • Unit: kg wet fruit per 1,000 kg marketable output
  • Basis: final grading and packing rejects
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_crop_type	mixed cucumber and gherkin production	Attribute shared inputs to slicing cucumber, pickling cucumber, or gherkin using recorded production-unit area, crop-cycle output, or another documented physical basis. Do not average distinct crop types before their individual balances are complete.	fao-gap-framework-2003
allocation_repeated_harvest	multiple harvest rounds from one planting	Treat all harvest rounds attributable to one planting campaign as one crop-cycle inventory and reconcile each round before normalizing to total marketable output.	fao-gap-framework-2003
allocation_shared_protected_unit	greenhouse or other protected units with multiple crops	Allocate shared energy, water, and management records using declared area, occupied time, throughput, or another physical relationship. Disclose durable infrastructure separately.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_residue_fate	vines, leaves, rejected fruit, and trim	Do not provide a co-product credit unless a recipient, quantity, and intended use are documented. Otherwise report the material as residue or waste and retain the crop-cycle burden.	usda-ams-cucumber-standard

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.

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
crop_protection_input_specific_input	cp_crop_protection_records	Operation crop_management: Record each herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, biological control, or adjuvant application by formulation and active ingredient where available. Original quantity method: Reconcile supplier records, spray logs, stock changes, application rate, and treated area for each crop cycle.
field_energy_input_specific_input	cp_field_energy_records	Operation crop_management: Record fuel or electricity used for bed preparation, cultivation, fertigation, spraying, pumping, trellis operations, and crop maintenance. Long-lived infrastructure is handled through separate disclosure. Original quantity method: Use fuel invoices, equipment logs, pump meters, or contractor records and allocate shared operations to the crop cycle.

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_planting_records	crop_establishment	seed, transplants, and establishment inputs	seed lot, transplant, invoice, and planting record	lot; crop type; cultivar; material form; viable quantity; field; date; unused quantity	reconcile supplier records to planting log; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by planting campaign and crop type	kg seed or plants	each planting campaign	full crop cycle	each field, bed, or protected unit	per declared reference flow	supplier label, lot trace, and planting record
cp_nutrient_records	crop_establishment; crop_management	nutrient products and nutrient equivalents	nutrient plan, soil test, supplier invoice, and application log	product; formulation; nutrient concentration; date; area; quantity; application method	reconcile product mass and application record; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by nutrient and crop cycle	kg product, kg N, kg P2O5, kg K2O	each application	full crop cycle	each production unit	per declared reference flow	soil test, label or supplier specification, and application log
cp_irrigation_records	crop_establishment; crop_management	crop irrigation and fertigation carrier water	meter, pump, controller, or water-balance record	source; meter readings; event date; area; method; rainfall; carrier use	meter reading or documented water-balance calculation; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by source and crop cycle	m3	each event or meter period	full crop cycle	each field, bed, or protected unit	per declared reference flow	meter calibration or documented balance inputs
cp_field_energy_records	crop_establishment; crop_management	mobile machinery fuel and pumping energy	fuel invoice, pump meter, and equipment activity log	carrier; quantity; equipment; operation; field; date; allocation basis	supplier record plus activity or meter log; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate shared use by area, hours, or throughput field_energy_input_specific_input: Operation crop_management: Record fuel or electricity used for bed preparation, cultivation, fertigation, spraying, pumping, trellis operations, and crop maintenance. Long-lived infrastructure is handled through separate disclosure. Original quantity method: Use fuel invoices, equipment logs, pump meters, or contractor records and allocate shared operations to the crop cycle. 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.	L, MJ, or kWh	each refuelling, operation, or meter period	full crop cycle	each production unit	per declared reference flow	invoice, meter record, and allocation calculation
cp_crop_protection_records	crop_management	crop-protection products	spray log and supplier record	product; active ingredient; rate; area; date; target; lot	record each application and product lot; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by product or active ingredient and crop cycle crop_protection_input_specific_input: Operation crop_management: Record each herbicide, insecticide, fungicide, biological control, or adjuvant application by formulation and active ingredient where available. Original quantity method: Reconcile supplier records, spray logs, stock changes, application rate, and treated area for each crop cycle. 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 product or kg active ingredient	each application	full crop cycle	each production unit	per declared reference flow	application log and product label
cp_area_and_cycle_records	crop_establishment	land occupation and crop-cycle dates	field register or protected-unit register	area; bed or unit; crop dates; route; structure status; land use	verify register against field map and production records; Raw aggregation and attribution: calculate area-time and normalize to output	ha, m2, and days	each crop cycle	full crop cycle	each field or protected unit	per declared reference flow	field map, register, and date evidence
cp_harvest_reconciliation	crop_management; harvest_and_gate_preparation	harvest fruit, field losses, and residues	harvest ticket, scale record, and residue record	field; crop type; round; date; gross fruit; marketable fruit; reject; residue; fate	weigh each round or use documented lot reconciliation; Raw aggregation and attribution: reconcile crop-cycle fruit and residue streams	kg wet fruit or residue	each harvest round	full harvest campaign	each field, bed, or protected unit	per declared reference flow	scale record, lot ticket, and fate record
cp_residue_and_reject_records	crop_management; harvest_and_gate_preparation	crop residues and rejected fruit	residue survey, grading sheet, and fate record	field; crop type; round; material; mass; date; destination; recipient	weigh, estimate, and document each residue or reject stream and its fate; Raw aggregation and attribution: aggregate by material and destination and reconcile to harvest output	kg wet material	each harvest round and final clearance	full harvest campaign	each production unit	per declared reference flow	scale record, grading sheet, and recipient or treatment record
cp_postharvest_utility_records	harvest_and_gate_preparation	wash water, wastewater, and handling loss	batch sheet, utility meter, and treatment record	batch; received mass; make-up water; recirculation; discharge; loss; fate	batch record plus meter or treatment record; Raw aggregation and attribution: aggregate by batch and normalize to gate output washing_waste_output_specific_output: Record discharged wash water, removed soil, damaged fruit, and handling losses leaving the primary preparation line, with their treatment or disposal fate. Use batch records and treatment or discharge records; keep fruit rejects separate from water discharge when separate measurements exist. This is a mandatory specific-output collection requirement, not a selected exchange. Preserve every actual waste, residue, reject and co-product from this operation. Create separate cards for physically distinct streams with actual material, composition/state, quantity, receiving route and Product/Waste role before dataset completeness; verify a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. A genuinely mixed stream may remain one physically defined mixture supported by composition records; never invent separation or count its components again. Keep liquid and solid treatment quantities separate. Preserve original period, output balance, reference normalization and allocation rules; missing records do not establish zero or exclusion. usda-ams-cucumber-standard	kg and m3	each batch or meter period	full harvest campaign	each preparation line	per declared reference flow	meter record, batch sheet, and treatment receipt
cp_postharvest_energy_records	harvest_and_gate_preparation	sorting, cooling, and packing energy	electricity meter and equipment throughput record	meter period; line; kWh; throughput; cooling time; batch	allocate meter use by throughput or run time; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate shared energy and reconcile to batch output	kWh or MJ	each meter period or batch	full harvest campaign	each preparation line	per declared reference flow	meter data and allocation calculation
cp_packaging_records	harvest_and_gate_preparation	primary packaging	packaging specification, bill of materials, count, and reuse record	material; unit mass; units; batch; output; reuse cycles	reconcile count, specification, and batch output; Raw aggregation and attribution: separate reusable and one-way material per packed output	kg material and units	each packaging lot or batch	full harvest campaign	each preparation line	per declared reference flow	supplier specification, count sheet, and reuse declaration
cp_gate_output_records	harvest_and_gate_preparation	marketable product and final rejects	dispatch scale, grade record, and reject record	batch; crop type; date; gate; packed mass; grade; reject; fate	final scale and lot reconciliation; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum saleable output and rejects; normalize to 1,000 kg	kg wet fruit	each dispatch lot	full harvest campaign	declared gate	per declared reference flow	calibrated scale or lot record and grade record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_nutrient_equivalent	nutrient inputs	product mass × declared nutrient fraction; retain product mass and nutrient basis as separate records	invoice; formulation; nutrient plan; application log	kg N, kg P2O5, or kg K2O by crop cycle	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_crop_cycle_normalization	all crop-cycle inputs and outputs	crop-cycle quantity ÷ marketable gate output × 1,000 kg	crop-cycle quantity; gate output	normalized quantity per 1,000 kg output
calc_repeated_harvest_output	harvest rounds	sum marketable fruit from all rounds assigned to the planting; reconcile gross fruit, rejects, losses, and residues first	harvest tickets; receiving records; reject records	total marketable crop-cycle output	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_area_time	land occupation	production area × crop occupation period, with protected structure treatment declared separately	area register; planting and final harvest dates	m2*a	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_nitrogen_emission	direct soil nitrous oxide	apply the selected IPCC-compatible factor to eligible nitrogen input and declared soil or climate method	nutrient records; method choice; area	kg N2O emitted to air	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o
calc_water_balance	irrigation and washing	sum metered deliveries or documented balance components; preserve source withdrawal, delivered water, recirculation, and discharge as distinct quantities	meter readings; rainfall; pumping or batch records	m3 by water role	fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56
calc_gate_mass_balance	harvest and preparation	received fruit = marketable output + rejects + residue or handling loss within declared measurement uncertainty	harvest tickets; batch records; reject and residue records	reconciled mass balance	usda-ams-cucumber-standard
calc_packaging_attribution	primary packaging	unit count × unit mass ÷ declared reuse cycles, allocated to packed output	packaging specification; count; reuse declaration; output	kg packaging per 1,000 kg output	usda-ams-cucumber-standard
planting_material_input_identity_and_fate	crop_establishment	For the original planting_material_input collection role at this operation, identify the actual physical form, species/material, composition, state and supply/treatment boundary before creating exchanges. Each seed lot, transplant, crown, cutting, larval stage, formulation, coating, preservative or separated residue actually used/generated requires its own concrete card where relevant to this role; these examples are alternatives, not a required recipe. Retain existing collection records and route-specific source evidence. Count-based planting records require measured or supplier-supported mass-per-unit when matched to a mass-based provider; retain count and mass as linked attributes rather than two purchases. Do not merge separate husk/shell or separate agents. A real mixed stream requires composition and recipient evidence and is counted once. Before completeness, record every applicable amount and native unit, link a compatible verified UUID or explicitly unresolved identity, preserve stock/return attribution, and normalize the attributable raw quantity once to the accepted reference output. Missing records are not zero; aggregate ranges are not individual-input defaults.	cp_planting_records	Identity-specific exchanges and reconciled activity records	fao-gap-framework-2003
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_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	product and flow records	Declare crop type, cultivar group, production route, gate, maturity, grade, and product state; resolve platform identities during foreground dataset construction where required.	lot record, product description, and reference-flow qualifiers
quality_measurement	water, energy, inputs, and outputs	Prefer calibrated scales, meters, supplier invoices, application logs, and batch records; disclose estimates and allocation calculations when direct measurement is unavailable.	meter calibration, scale record, invoice, or calculation sheet
quality_temporal	crop-cycle inventory	Cover the full planting campaign and harvest period, including all nutrient and protection applications, irrigation events, and harvest rounds.	planting date, application logs, irrigation record, harvest tickets, and dispatch records
quality_completeness	crop-cycle and gate balance	Reconcile planting material, nutrients, irrigation, energy, harvest fruit, marketable output, rejects, residues, wastewater, and packaging when in scope.	crop-cycle inventory and mass-balance reconciliation
quality_route_disclosure	open-field and protected routes	Identify protected cultivation, trellis or durable infrastructure treatment, irrigation technology, and route-specific energy use before combining observations.	production-unit register, energy records, and allocation note
quality_identity_resolution	parameterized and unmapped rows	Resolve each parameterized row to a verified foreground UUID during data-package construction and record any remaining unmapped coverage before final process publication.	identity review record and foreground package check

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_output	reference flow	The reference output must be fresh whole cucumber or gherkin at the declared gate and use mass in kg; pickled, fermented, canned, cut, or retail products are outside this PCR.	usda-ams-cucumber-standard; usda-ams-pickling-cucumber-standard
validate_crop_type	product identity and aggregation	Crop type and route must be declared. Slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers, and gherkins may be aggregated only after separate crop-cycle balances and an explicit physical allocation basis are available.	fao-gap-framework-2003
validate_cycle_dates	establishment, management, and harvest	Planting, applications, irrigation, harvest rounds, and gate output must fall within or be explicitly attributed to the declared crop cycle.	fao-gap-framework-2003
validate_nutrient_basis	nutrient inputs and emissions	Product mass, nutrient concentration, nutrient basis, and emission method must be internally consistent; do not count product mass and its nutrient equivalent as duplicate exchanges.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-gap-framework-2003
validate_mass_balance	harvest and gate preparation	Harvest or receiving mass must reconcile with marketable output, rejects, residues, wastewater-related losses, and documented measurement uncertainty.	usda-ams-cucumber-standard
validate_flow_identity_resolution	parameterized rows	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.
validate_qualifiers	reference flow and dataset metadata	Required qualifiers must be present, including crop type, route, crop cycle, harvest round, grade, washing, cooling, packaging, and declared gate.	usda-ams-cucumber-standard; usda-ams-pickling-cucumber-standard

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground agricultural production dataset for fresh cucumbers and gherkins at the declared farm-gate or pack-house gate
downstream_use	secondary_dataset for cucumber or gherkin product systems; background_dataset only when a representative regional or market-average dataset includes the required route and quality metadata
allowed_use	Crop-cycle inventory, product comparison, farm improvement, pack-house improvement, and fresh cucumber or gherkin supply-chain assessment within the declared product state and geography
excluded_use	Pickled, fermented, canned, cut, prepared, retail, consumption, seed-production, or unqualified vegetable substitution; do not extrapolate between open-field and protected routes without scenario disclosure
required_metadata	crop type; cultivar group; route; geography; crop-cycle dates; planting material; irrigation source and quantity; nutrient basis; crop protection; harvest rounds; yield; grade; washing and cooling; packaging; residue and reject fate; declared gate
required_quality_disclosure	time coverage, site scope, measured versus calculated values, route treatment, allocation rules, mass-balance result, platform identity resolution status, and all provisional estimates requiring replacement by foreground records
update_trigger	change in crop type or route, irrigation technology, nutrient program, protected-cultivation energy, harvest or grade specification, washing or cooling line, packaging format, gate definition, or evidence affecting material quantities or boundary rules

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56	official_guidance	FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56, Crop evapotranspiration	irrigation scheduling and water-balance context
ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o	method_factor	IPCC, 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories	managed-soil nitrogen-emission method and calculation rule
usda-ams-cucumber-standard	official_guidance	USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Cucumber Grades and Standards	cucumber maturity, size, quality, grade, defects, and gate acceptance context
usda-ams-pickling-cucumber-standard	official_guidance	USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Pickling Cucumber Grades and Standards	pickling cucumber and gherkin size, quality, grade, and reject context
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044:2006, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines	allocation, co-product, and residue-treatment principles
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	General record/handling context only; not a crop-specific parameter or LCA boundary/allocation rule.
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.