Eggplants (aubergines)

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR guides a foreground data package for fresh, whole, and unprocessed eggplants (aubergines) from establishment of an open-field or protected-cultivation unit through crop management, harvest, grading, optional washing and cooling, primary packing, and the declared farm-gate or pack-house hand-off. It covers seeded and transplanted annual crops, repeated harvests from one planting, and production of marketable fruit in the declared maturity, size, colour, and grade.

Seed and transplant production, nursery operations, breeding, pickling, fermentation, canning, freezing, drying, cooking, cutting, prepared foods, retail, consumer storage and use, and post-gate transport are outside the default boundary. Durable greenhouse, irrigation, trellis, machinery, and other capital infrastructure are excluded from the crop-cycle inventory unless a separate attribution is declared. Field residues, culls, and packaging wastes remain in the foreground until their declared fate is recorded.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.products-of-agriculture-horticulture-and-market-gardening.eggplants-aubergines
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 01233, Eggplants (aubergines); mapping relation: exact
covered_products	Fresh whole eggplants (aubergines), including open-field and protected-cultivation fruit, delivered in the declared maturity, size, colour, grade, washing, cooling, and packaging state
excluded_products	Seed, transplants, nursery outputs, pickled or fermented eggplant, canned, frozen, dried, cooked, cut, prepared, or retail products, capital goods, and post-gate services
representative_product	Marketable fresh eggplant meeting the declared cultivar group, maturity, size, colour, firmness, cleanliness, defect tolerance, and grade requirements
production_route	Seeded or transplanted open-field or protected cultivation, bed preparation, irrigation, nutrient and crop-protection management, harvest rounds, grading, optional washing and cooling, and primary packing
market_state	Fresh, unprocessed whole eggplant at the declared farm-gate or pack-house gate, loose or in declared primary packaging

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Marketable fresh eggplant at the declared farm-gate or pack-house hand-off
How much	1,000 kg
How well	Fresh, whole, and unprocessed fruit with declared cultivar or variety group, maturity, size, colour, firmness, cleanliness, grade, 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_eggplant_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1000
Reference product flow	Eggplants (aubergines) 1380c74a-b7bd-44ef-8539-ed9578ba930d
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	cultivar or variety group; production geography; open-field or protected route; seed or transplant route; planting date; harvest dates and rounds; maturity, size, colour, firmness, grade, and defect criteria; irrigated or rain-fed status; nutrient basis; crop-protection program; washing and cooling state; packaging state; residue and reject fate; 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. The reference product-flow identity is platform-verified for CPC 3.0 01233; the mass property and mass unit-group references are stable support objects.

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_eggplant_mass	marketable fruit, harvest, culls, and residues	Mass	kg	Weigh harvested, marketable, downgraded, rejected, field-loss, and residual fruit streams separately and reconcile them before conversion to the 1,000 kg reference output.
crop_cycle_normalization	field and protected-cultivation records	Area and mass	ha and kg	Record inputs and harvest rounds by field, bed, or protected unit and normalize them to marketable output attributed to the same declared crop cycle.
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, post-harvest washing water, and natural-resource withdrawal as distinct quantities and disclose the meter or water-balance basis.
area_time_basis	open-field beds and protected units	Area-time	ha*a	Record occupied production area and crop occupation period; durable structures and equipment require separate attribution if included.
postharvest_mass_change	washing, cooling, grading, and packing	Mass and moisture	kg and declared fraction	Retain measured soil removal, water uptake, cooling loss, and packing loss separately from harvested crop mass and disclose the mass reconciliation.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Prepared field bed or protected cultivation unit receiving eggplant seed or transplant material, with prior land use and excluded infrastructure work disclosed
starting_condition_role	Start of the declared eggplant crop cycle and foreground input accounting
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 01233, Eggplants (aubergines), through the declared farm-gate or pack-house hand-off
recursive_input_rule	Eggplant seed or transplant material is recorded at its received hand-off state and linked to an upstream dataset; its own production is not recreated inside this PCR.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use upstream datasets for planting material, nutrient products, crop-protection products, supplied water, fuels, electricity, packaging, purchased transport, and waste-treatment services when those inputs cross the boundary.
disclosure	Declare cultivar group, geography, route, planting density, crop-cycle dates, irrigation source and method, nutrient basis, crop-protection program, harvest rounds, marketable yield, culls and residues, washing and cooling, packaging, fate of wastes, and declared gate.

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_crop_cycle	establishment and cultivation	Include bed preparation attributable to the crop cycle, planting, crop management, irrigation, nutrient and crop protection, and direct crop emissions; disclose prior land use and exclude unrelated infrastructure construction.	fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56; fao-gap-framework-2003
boundary_repeated_harvest	harvest rounds	Attribute every harvest round from one planting to the same crop cycle and reconcile marketable fruit, downgraded fruit, field losses, and residues before normalization.	fao-gap-framework-2003; usda-ams-eggplant-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, primary packaging, and pre-gate transport only when they occur before that gate.	usda-ams-eggplant-standard; codex-fresh-produce-hygiene
boundary_residue_fate	fruit culls, crop residues, and packaging waste	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; mass-balance-identity

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

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

Process: Eggplant crop establishment (crop_establishment)

Inputs

Product flows

Establishment irrigation water (establishment_irrigation_water)

Record water applied for bed preparation, seed emergence, or transplant establishment by source and production unit, excluding rainfall unless a water-balance method explicitly includes it.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supplied to crop

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Sum metered or documented water-balance deliveries during establishment and retain the source and application method.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable fresh eggplant 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 eggplant production area (crop_land_occupation)

Record the production 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 / ha*a

• Amount rule: Multiply declared production area by crop occupation time 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 eggplant 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_cycle_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

• Range: Area-output screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.01
  • Upper: 0.4
  • 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: Eggplant 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 eggplant 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; ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; 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: fao-gap-framework-2003; ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; 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: fao-gap-framework-2003; ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; 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: fao-gap-framework-2003; ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; 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: fao-gap-framework-2003; ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; 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: fao-gap-framework-2003; ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o; fao-organic-nutrients

Irrigation and fertigation water (crop_irrigation_water)

Record water delivered to the crop during management, separating irrigation from fertigation carrier water and natural-resource withdrawal.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supplied to crop

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Sum meter readings or a documented application water balance for the represented crop cycle.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable fresh eggplant 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: 0
  • Upper: 6,000
  • Unit: m3/ha
  • Basis: crop-cycle irrigation deliveries excluding rainfall
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity for pumping and field operations (field_electricity_input)

Record purchased electricity used for irrigation pumping, fertigation, protected cultivation controls, and other in-scope field operations.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: Sum meter or invoice records by operation and crop-cycle assignment; disclose allocation when a meter serves multiple crops.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_energy_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

• Range: Field-electricity screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 2,000
  • Unit: kWh/ha
  • Basis: pumping and protected-cultivation field operations
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Diesel fuel (mobile_machinery_fuel_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 mobile_machinery_fuel_specific_input; this example is not mandatory. Do not double count inclusive machinery services or a purchased-electricity supply for electricity transferred internally from an on-site generator. Actual fuel combustion and generator emissions remain separately accountable.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Collect this carrier under cp_energy_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_energy_records
• Sources: route-energy-fao

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Water resource withdrawal (water_resource_withdrawal)

Record natural-resource water withdrawn for irrigation or fertigation separately from supplied irrigation water and report the source and return or consumption basis.

• Selected flow: Water resource withdrawal

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Reconcile source-meter or permit records to water delivered to the crop and disclose any return flow or consumption calculation.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_irrigation_records

• Sources: fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56

• Range: Water-withdrawal screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 6,500
  • Unit: m3/ha
  • Basis: crop-cycle natural-resource withdrawal
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Crop residues returned or removed (crop_residue_output)

Record vines, leaves, roots, and other crop residues leaving the crop-cycle process, with separate quantities and fates for field return, composting, feed use, treatment, or disposal.

• Selected flow: Eggplant crop residues

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet residue

• Amount rule: Weigh or calculate residues by field or protected unit and document the receiving fate; retain uncollected field residue as a declared loss or residue stream.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_residue_fate_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

• Range: Crop-residue screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 100
  • Upper: 8,000
  • Unit: kg wet residue/ha
  • Basis: crop-cycle residue mass before declared fate
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Nitrous oxide to air (nitrous_oxide_emission)

Record or calculate direct and indirect nitrous oxide emissions attributable to managed nitrogen input and relevant crop residues; retain the declared calculation method.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide emission to ambient air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O

• Amount rule: Apply one declared emissions method to documented nitrogen input, residue fate, and relevant environmental factors without double counting.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)

• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_records

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

• Range: Nitrous-oxide screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 35
  • Unit: kg N2O/ha
  • Basis: nitrogen-managed crop cycle
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Ammonia to air (ammonia_emission)

Record or calculate ammonia emissions from nitrogen applications when the declared method and application records support the pathway.

• Selected flow: Ammonia emission to ambient air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg NH3

• Amount rule: Apply the declared nitrogen-emission method to documented nitrogen forms, application timing, and environmental conditions.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)

• Collection protocol: cp_nutrient_records

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

• Range: Ammonia screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 40
  • Unit: kg NH3/ha
  • Basis: nitrogen-managed crop cycle
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Nitrate to water (nitrate_to_water)

Record or calculate nitrate loss to water when nutrient, soil, drainage, and receiving-medium information supports the pathway.

• Selected flow: Nitrate emission to water

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg nitrate

• Amount rule: Apply the declared nitrogen-loss method to recorded nutrient input, drainage or leaching evidence, and the receiving medium.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• 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: 80
  • Unit: kg nitrate/ha
  • Basis: nitrogen-managed crop cycle and documented drainage pathway
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Eggplant harvest and gate preparation (harvest_and_gate_preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Washing water (washing_water_input)

Record water used for removal of soil and foreign material when washing occurs before the declared gate; keep it separate from irrigation and source withdrawal.

• Selected flow: Process water for washing

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: Sum wash-water meter or batch records and disclose recirculation, treatment, and discharge handling.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_postharvest_records

• Sources: codex-fresh-produce-hygiene

• Range: Washing-water screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 8
  • Unit: m3 per 1,000 kg output
  • Basis: pre-gate washing of fresh whole eggplant
  • Basis kind: reference_flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Electricity for cooling and packing (postharvest_electricity_input)

Record electricity for forced-air cooling, cold rooms, sorting lines, lighting, and packing equipment when those activities occur before the declared gate.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: Sum equipment meter or invoice records and allocate shared services by mass, operating time, or another declared basis.

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_energy_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

• Range: Post-harvest electricity screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 250
  • Unit: kWh per 1,000 kg output
  • Basis: pre-gate cooling, sorting, and packing
  • Basis kind: reference_flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Pre-gate road freight (pre_gate_road_transport)

Record purchased transport from field to pack-house or another declared pre-gate hand-off when it occurs within the foreground boundary.

• Selected flow: Road freight transport service

• Flow property / unit: Transport service / t*km

• Amount rule: Multiply transported mass by documented distance and preserve vehicle, load, return, and route assumptions.

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per 1,000 kg marketable fresh eggplant output.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Transport service (transport_service)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_transport_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

• Range: Pre-gate transport screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 500
  • Unit: t*km per 1,000 kg output
  • Basis: declared field-to-gate route
  • Basis kind: transport_service (transport_service)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Marketable fresh eggplant (marketable_eggplant_output)

Record accepted fresh whole fruit after harvest, grading, and any declared washing or cooling, excluding container tare and fruit assigned to another fate.

• Selected flow: Eggplants (aubergines) 1380c74a-b7bd-44ef-8539-ed9578ba930d

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: Weigh accepted fruit at the declared gate and reconcile it with harvested fruit, culls, trim, field losses, and handling losses.

• Amount rule: 1000 kg

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: reference_flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_grade_records

• Sources: usda-ams-eggplant-standard

• Range: Marketable-yield screening interval

  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1,000
  • Upper: 40,000
  • Unit: kg marketable fruit/ha
  • Basis: crop-cycle yield at the declared gate
  • Basis kind: crop_cycle (crop_cycle)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_shared_crop_inputs	multiple crops or products sharing a field, bed, meter, or facility	Allocate shared inputs using measured crop-specific records where available. If a shared record cannot be separated, use a documented physical basis such as area-time, operating time, or mass and disclose the basis.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_cull_fates	culls, downgraded fruit, and residues	Treat culls and residues as waste or residue unless a recipient, intended use, quality, and hand-off are documented. Apply a co-product allocation only when the secondary product has a defined function and the allocation basis is stated.	iso-14044-2006; mass-balance-identity

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

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

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Specific input identification before dataset completion

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

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Preserved collection scope
crop_protection_input_specific_input	cp_crop_protection_records	Operation crop_management: Record herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, biological controls, and adjuvants that cross the foreground boundary, preserving active ingredient and formulated product quantities where documented. Original quantity method: Sum product quantities from invoices, spray logs, application records, and stock reconciliation for the represented crop cycle.
mobile_machinery_fuel_specific_input	cp_energy_records	Operation crop_management: Record diesel, gasoline, or other fuel used by tractors and mobile machinery for bed preparation, cultivation, spraying, and harvest support. Original quantity method: Sum fuel receipts, tank records, or machine-hour calculations assigned to the represented crop cycle.
primary_packaging_input_specific_input	cp_packaging_transport_records	Operation harvest_and_gate_preparation: Record packaging materials or reusable packaging service that crosses the foreground boundary before the declared gate, with material, tare, reuse, and allocation information. Original quantity method: Record package mass or item count, capacity, tare, reuse cycles, and loss or return rate for the represented harvest campaign.

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_establishment_records	crop_establishment	planting material	supplier lot and planting log	lot, seed or transplant form, quantity, cultivar, date, field or bed	transcribe invoices and planting logs; verify lot against planting record; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum planted viable quantity by crop-cycle unit	kg, seed, or plant	each planting event	complete crop cycle	each represented field, bed, or protected unit	per declared reference flow	lot invoice, planting log, and supervisor check
cp_area_cycle_records	crop_establishment	land occupation	field or facility register	area, unit, crop dates, protected status, prior use	map or register production unit and verify start and end dates; Raw aggregation and attribution: multiply area by declared occupation period	ha and date	each crop cycle	full crop occupation period	each field, bed, or protected unit	per declared reference flow	field map, lease or facility record, date record
cp_irrigation_records	crop_management	irrigation and withdrawal	meter, permit, or water-balance record	source, meter, application, date, volume, return flow	read meter or reconstruct documented water balance; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by crop cycle and separate source withdrawal from delivery	m3	each application or daily total	establishment to final harvest	each water source and crop unit	per declared reference flow	meter calibration, permit, or water-balance check
cp_nutrient_records	crop_management	nutrient inputs and soil emissions	invoice, label, nutrient plan, and application log	product, mass, nutrient fraction, date, method, area, residue fate	reconcile purchases to application records and calculate nutrient equivalents; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum applications assigned to the crop cycle	kg product and kg nutrient	each application	full crop cycle	each crop unit	per declared reference flow	supplier label, soil plan, laboratory or log review
cp_crop_protection_records	crop_management	crop-protection products	spray and stock record	product, active ingredient, dose, date, area, method	reconcile spray logs with invoices and stock movement; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by product and active ingredient crop_protection_input_specific_input: Operation crop_management: Record herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, biological controls, and adjuvants that cross the foreground boundary, preserving active ingredient and formulated product quantities where documented. Original quantity method: Sum product quantities from invoices, spray logs, application records, and stock reconciliation for the represented 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 active ingredient	each application	full crop cycle	each crop unit	per declared reference flow	product label, application log, trained-operator check
cp_energy_records	crop_management	field and post-harvest energy	meter, fuel, or invoice record	carrier, quantity, operation, equipment, date, crop or batch assignment	read meter or reconcile fuel receipts and operating records; Raw aggregation and attribution: allocate shared use by declared physical basis mobile_machinery_fuel_specific_input: Operation crop_management: Record diesel, gasoline, or other fuel used by tractors and mobile machinery for bed preparation, cultivation, spraying, and harvest support. Original quantity method: Sum fuel receipts, tank records, or machine-hour calculations assigned to the represented 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.	kWh, MJ, L, or kg	each operation or billing period	full crop cycle and pre-gate handling	field, facility, and shared equipment	per declared reference flow	meter, receipt, machine-hour, or allocation record
cp_residue_fate_records	crop_management	crop residues	residue and recipient record	stream, wet mass, fate, recipient, date, field	weigh or estimate residue and retain fate evidence; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by residue stream and fate	kg wet residue	each removal or crop-cycle close	crop-cycle close and post-harvest cleanup	each crop unit	per declared reference flow	weigh ticket, recipient record, or treatment receipt
cp_harvest_grade_records	harvest_and_gate_preparation	marketable output and culls	harvest and grading record	date, round, gross harvest, accepted mass, culls, grade, gate	weigh each harvest round and reconcile grade outcomes; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by crop cycle and declared gate	kg	each harvest round	entire harvest campaign	each field, bed, or campaign	per declared reference flow	scale record, grade sheet, and mass-balance check
cp_postharvest_records	harvest_and_gate_preparation	washing and cooling	batch, meter, or equipment record	batch, water, recirculation, cooling time, loss, discharge	read batch or meter record and link to harvest lot; Raw aggregation and attribution: aggregate by accepted output batch	m3, kWh, kg, and h	each batch	all pre-gate handling	pack-house or declared handling site	per declared reference flow	batch sheet, meter, and sanitation record
cp_packaging_transport_records	harvest_and_gate_preparation	packaging and pre-gate transport	packaging issue and dispatch record	material, tare, reuse, item count, mass, distance, vehicle, load	reconcile packaging and dispatch records to accepted harvest lots; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum packaging and transport by declared gate output primary_packaging_input_specific_input: Operation harvest_and_gate_preparation: Record packaging materials or reusable packaging service that crosses the foreground boundary before the declared gate, with material, tare, reuse, and allocation information. Original quantity method: Record package mass or item count, capacity, tare, reuse cycles, and loss or return rate for the represented harvest campaign. 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. packaging_waste_output_specific_output: Record damaged, discarded, or unrecovered packaging leaving the pre-gate packing operation, separated by material and fate. Reconcile packaging issued, returned, reused, and discarded for the represented campaign. 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. mass-balance-identity	kg, item, km, or t*km	each campaign or dispatch	all in-scope pre-gate movements	field, pack-house, and route	per declared reference flow	package specification, dispatch note, route record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_area_occupation	crop establishment	area-time = declared production area × crop occupation period; keep protected structures separate when separately attributed	area, start date, end date, protected status	ha*a or declared area-time	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_nutrient_equivalents	nutrient inputs	nutrient mass = formulated product mass × documented nutrient fraction; retain product and nutrient bases separately	product mass, label or plan concentration	kg N, kg P2O5, and kg K2O	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_managed_soil_emissions	nitrogen-related elementary outputs	apply one declared nitrogen-emission method to nutrient inputs, crop residues, and environmental factors; do not duplicate pathways	nutrient input, residue fate, method factors	declared nitrogen emission flows	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o
calc_transport_service	pre-gate road freight	transport service = transported mass (t) × documented distance (km); state whether return or empty-leg burden is included	mass, distance, load and route record	t*km	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	normalized value = crop-cycle quantity × 1,000 kg / accepted marketable output at the declared gate	crop-cycle quantity and accepted output mass	quantity per 1,000 kg reference flow	mass-balance-identity
calc_mass_reconciliation	harvest, culls, residues, and packing	gross harvested mass = accepted output + culls and rejects + field or handling losses + declared residue streams, with measured moisture and tare treatment disclosed	harvest, grade, residue, packaging, and loss records	reconciled crop-cycle mass balance	mass-balance-identity
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_establishment_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
cull_fruit_output_identity_and_fate	harvest_and_gate_preparation	The cull_fruit_output collection role is mandatory when the original operation generates these materials. Record the actual material, composition, state, measured mass and destination separately for each physically distinct stream. Dust, chaff, grain, packaging and product rejects must not share one exchange merely because they arise at the same operation. A physically mixed stream may have one card only with its composition and treatment boundary documented. For downgraded produce, distinguish intended saleable co-products supported by recipient and use evidence from actual waste sent to treatment; a lower grade alone does not determine waste status or allocation. Keep on-site rework/internal returns and in-field retained biomass in reconciled internal ledgers instead of exporting them as waste. Create concrete product or waste cards as appropriate before completeness, with a compatible verified UUID or explicit unresolved identity; keep every attributable burden, do not credit unsubstantiated substitution, and do not count any stream twice. Normalize measured quantities once to the original accepted reference output. A missing identity, amount or destination blocks completeness; no aggregate default or numeric bound is inferred.	cp_harvest_grade_records	Identity-specific exchanges and reconciled activity records	usda-ams-eggplant-standard; mass-balance-identity

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	all flows and product qualifiers	Record semantic identity, physical state, direction, process role, and evidence gap or verified status for every flow; resolve the reference identity before final dataset publication.	flow description, qualifier record, and foreground review
dq_measurement	quantities and conversions	Use calibrated scales, meters, invoices, logs, or transparent calculations; retain raw values and conversion factors with units.	measurement record and calculation worksheet
dq_temporal	crop cycle and harvest campaign	Cover the complete declared planting-to-gate period and identify missing rounds, exceptional weather, or substituted records.	planting, application, harvest, and gate dates
dq_completeness	boundary inputs and outputs	Provide a value, justified zero, or documented exclusion for planting material, land, water, nutrients, protection, energy, emissions, yield, culls, residues, packaging, and pre-gate transport when applicable.	completeness checklist and mass-balance review
dq_allocation	shared meters, fields, facilities, or transport	State the allocation basis and test its effect when records serve multiple crops, products, or campaigns.	allocation record and sensitivity note
dq_disclosure	final dataset metadata	Declare cultivar group, geography, route, crop dates, gate, yield, grade, irrigation and nutrient bases, crop protection, residue fates, packaging, and any identity evidence gap.	dataset metadata and reference-flow comment

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validation_reference_definition	reference flow	Confirm the 1,000 kg functional unit, all required qualifiers, and the platform-verified reference product, mass property, and unit-group identities before foreground generation.	mass-balance-identity
validation_flow_identity_binding	parameterized product inputs	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.
validation_mass_reconciliation	harvest and gate preparation	Check accepted output, culls, rejects, residues, field losses, handling losses, and packaging waste against the declared mass basis, with container tare and moisture treatment explicit.	mass-balance-identity
validation_boundary_disclosure	system boundary	Reject a dataset that omits the declared gate, crop cycle, route, irrigation source, nutrient basis, residue fate, or pre-gate handling included by the scope.	fao-gap-framework-2003; usda-ams-eggplant-standard
validation_soil_emissions	managed nitrogen and residues	Verify that one declared emissions method is used and that direct and indirect nitrogen pathways are not double counted.	ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o
validation_data_quality	all foreground records	Report identity, measurement, temporal coverage, completeness, allocation, and disclosure findings separately; inconclusive or error findings fail validation by default.	iso-14044-2006

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground primary dataset for fresh whole eggplant production at the declared farm-gate or pack-house gate; usable downstream as secondary_dataset after review
downstream_use	Build process and lifecycle-model foreground inventories for fresh eggplant and compare declared crop-cycle routes with disclosed qualifiers
allowed_use	Product-category studies that preserve the declared crop cycle, route, gate, maturity and grade state, input bases, emission method, and mass reconciliation
excluded_use	Direct substitution for processed eggplant, seed or transplant production, retail or consumer stages, undisclosed protected infrastructure, or crops with materially different product and gate conditions
required_metadata	PCR id and version; cultivar group; geography; route; planting and harvest dates; crop cycle; declared gate; yield and grade; irrigation and nutrient basis; crop protection; residue and reject fates; packaging; pre-gate transport; reference product qualifiers
required_quality_disclosure	Measurement sources, missing or estimated fields, allocation basis, crop-cycle completeness, mass-balance result, emission method, concrete flow identity verification, and identity evidence gap findings
update_trigger	New cultivation or protected-production route, material change in gate conditioning or packaging, revised emission method, changed product qualifiers, or evidence that alters the default collection and validation rules

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

11. Data Sources

source_id	type	reference	used_for
fao-crop-evapotranspiration-56	official_guidance	FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56, Crop evapotranspiration	irrigation and water-balance method context
ipcc-2019-managed-soils-n2o	method_factor	2019 IPCC Refinement, managed soils and nitrogen emissions guidance	nitrogen emission calculation and validation
usda-ams-eggplant-standard	official_guidance	USDA Agricultural Marketing Service grade and quality guidance for eggplant	product identity, maturity, grade, yield, cull, and gate qualifiers
codex-fresh-produce-hygiene	standard	Codex hygiene principles for fresh fruits and vegetables	washing, handling, and pre-gate hygiene boundary
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044 environmental management life-cycle assessment requirements	allocation and validation rules
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Declared crop and packaging mass-balance reconciliation method	normalization, loss, cull, residue, and packaging checks
fao-gap-framework-2003	official_guidance	FAO Committee on Agriculture, COAG/2003/6, Development of a Framework for Good Agricultural Practices, section IV paragraphs 24–26 and Annex, https://www.fao.org/4/y8704e/y8704e.htm	Generic monitoring and farm-record context only; crop-specific routes, lifetimes, quantitative ranges and LCA allocation are PCR choices requiring separate applicable evidence.
fao-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
route-energy-fao	official_guidance	FAO, Energy-smart food for people and climate (2011), Annex 2; and Energy use in agriculture and industry, Annex IV. https://www.fao.org/4/i2454e/i2454e00.pdf ; https://www.fao.org/4/Q1085e/q1085e0d.htm	Equipment/carrier possibilities only; site records govern applicability. No intensity, fuel share or default recipe is adopted.
ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011	standard	WRI/WBCSD, Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (2011), Chapter 9, https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/standards/Product-Life-Cycle-Accounting-Reporting-Standard_041613.pdf	General allocation hierarchy and comparable-gate economic basis. Applicability conditions and the explicit residual branch are this PCR's method convention; no product-specific causal coefficient, price or output quantity is prescribed by this source.