Pears and quinces

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers cultivated fresh pears and quinces delivered at the farm gate. Include perennial orchard establishment and replacement when allocated over the declared productive period, annual orchard management, harvest, and optional on-farm sorting, washing, cooling, or reusable-container handling before hand-off. Exclude nursery production, processed fruit, retail, off-farm storage and transport, consumption, and pre-existing land-use change.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.products-of-agriculture-horticulture-and-market-gardening.pears-and-quinces
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 01342 Pears and quinces; mapping relation: exact
covered_products	fresh cultivated pears and quinces at farm gate
excluded_products	nursery trees; wild fruit; juice, cider, dried, canned, preserved, or otherwise processed fruit; downstream logistics
representative_product	fresh whole pear or quince
production_route	managed perennial orchard, harvest, and conditional farm-gate handling
market_state	fresh whole fruit with species, cultivar, maturity, grade, and hand-off state declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	marketable fresh pears and quinces at the farm gate
How much	1,000 kg declared hand-off fruit
How well	whole marketable fruit meeting declared species, cultivar, maturity, grade, and destination requirements
How long or cycle	one orchard production year with perennial establishment allocated over the declared productive period
reference_flow_link	marketable_fruit_output

Field	Value
Reference amount	1000
Reference product flow	Fresh pears and quinces at farm gate
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	species and cultivar; pear/quince share; geography; orchard age; crop year; harvest window; grade and maturity; irrigation; yield basis; handling included; cull destination

When constructing a foreground data package, all required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, product description, or an equivalent package field.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass_declared_hand_off	terminal fruit	Mass	kg	Weigh accepted fruit at the declared hand-off state and retain species, cultivar, maturity, grade, and condition basis.
perennial_area_to_reference	orchard inputs and emissions	activity-specific property	activity-specific unit	Allocate perennial establishment over the declared productive period, divide annual totals by same-year marketable yield, then scale to 1,000 kg.
nutrient_product_and_basis	nutrients and amendments	nutrient mass	kg product and kg N, P2O5, or 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.
mixed_crop_yield_basis	mixed pear/quince blocks	Mass	kg fruit	Separate species where possible; otherwise disclose mass-weighted crop mix and allocation basis.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	established or newly planted managed orchard at the start of the declared accounting period, with trees, nutrients, water, energy, and crop-protection inputs crossing the foreground boundary
starting_condition_role	start of managed pear and quince production
product_classification_scope	cultivated fresh pears and quinces corresponding to CPC 3.0 code 01342
recursive_input_rule	planting stock is an upstream nursery input and must not loop to this marketable-fruit PCR
upstream_dataset_requirement	compatible datasets for planting stock, nutrients, amendments, crop protection, electricity, fuel, irrigation, packaging or crate service, and included waste treatment
disclosure	orchard age and productive period, species/cultivar mix, area, soil, climate, planting density, crop year, yield, irrigation, inputs, residue fate, losses, and hand-off boundary

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_orchard_to_farm_gate	all datasets	Include orchard management, harvest, and pre-hand-off handling; exclude downstream transport and processing.	fao-gap-framework-2003
boundary_perennial_establishment	establishment and replacement	Include establishment only for the declared allocation period and disclose productive lifetime and replacement rate.	fao-gap-framework-2003
boundary_direct_field_emissions	soil and crop-protection emissions	Use one declared geographically applicable method and the same activity records as nutrient accounting.	ipcc-2019-refinement
boundary_post_gate_exclusion	downstream activities	Exclude off-farm storage, transport, distribution, retail packaging, processing, consumption, and end-of-life unless explicitly extended.

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
orchard_establishment	Pear and quince orchard establishment and replacement	conditional	new planting, replanting, or replacement occurs within the allocation period	establish perennial production capacity	planted area, tree count, and allocated orchard years
orchard_management	Annual pear and quince orchard management	required	always	managed biological production and field operations	orchard area, crop-year inputs, and crop-year yield
harvest_farm_gate	Harvest and farm-gate fruit handling	required	always; handling only when before hand-off	convert standing crop into declared marketable fruit	harvested, accepted, cull, and hand-off mass

Process: Pear and quince orchard establishment and replacement (orchard_establishment)

Inputs

Product flows

Nursery trees and planting stock (nursery_tree_input)

Record planting stock crossing into establishment or replacement; retain species, cultivar, rootstock, tree count, and planting year.

• Selected flow: Pear or quince nursery tree and planting stock

• Flow property / unit: Number of trees / tree; Mass / kg when measured by mass

• Amount rule: counted trees planted or replaced

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per planted hectare allocated to 1,000 kg fruit.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_establishment_records

• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003

Urea fertilizer (orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

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

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

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_orchard_establishment_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_orchard_establishment_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 (orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_ammonium_sulfate)

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

• Selected flow: Ammonium sulfate 8c6f0cbb-16d7-4dc9-8d55-e8dea17d7faf
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_orchard_establishment_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_orchard_establishment_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 (orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_triple_superphosphate)

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

• Selected flow: Triple superphosphate fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_orchard_establishment_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_orchard_establishment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_potassium_chloride)

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

• Selected flow: Potassium chloride fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_orchard_establishment_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_orchard_establishment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_cattle_manure)

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

• Selected flow: Cattle manure applied as fertilizer
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_orchard_establishment_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_orchard_establishment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (orchard_establishment_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_plant_compost)

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

• Selected flow: Composted plant residues applied to soil
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Collect raw quantities for this identity under cp_orchard_establishment_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_orchard_establishment_records
• Sources: fao-gap-framework-2003; fao-organic-nutrients

Establishment irrigation (establishment_irrigation_input)

Record water supplied to newly planted or replacement orchard blocks during establishment, including metered or scheduled irrigation and zero values for rainfed blocks.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supply

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: meter or irrigation-schedule volume for establishment; document zero for rainfed blocks

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per planted hectare allocated to 1,000 kg fruit.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_establishment_records

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Managed orchard land occupation (orchard_land_occupation)

Record the area-time occupation of land managed as pear or quince orchard during establishment and allocate it to the declared fruit output.

• Selected flow: Managed orchard land occupation

• Flow property / unit: Area-time / m2 year

• Amount rule: orchard area multiplied by occupation time and allocated to fruit output

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_establishment_records

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Establishment residues (establishment_residue_output)

Record establishment residues by material class, quantity, and destination so that removal, retention, treatment, and disposal are distinguishable.

• Selected flow: Orchard establishment residue

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured or documented mass by residue class and destination

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_establishment_records

Elementary flows

Process: Annual pear and quince orchard management (orchard_management)

Inputs

Product flows

Urea fertilizer (orchard_management_agricultural_nutrient_inputs_urea)

Collection scope and applicability for orchard_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 crop-year area converted to 1,000 kg fruit.

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_orchard_activity_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_orchard_activity_records
• Sources: 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 (orchard_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_orchard_activity_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_orchard_activity_records
• Sources: 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 (orchard_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_orchard_activity_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_orchard_activity_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Potassium chloride fertilizer (orchard_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_orchard_activity_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_orchard_activity_records
• Sources: fao-fertilizer-identities

Cattle manure applied as fertilizer (orchard_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_orchard_activity_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_orchard_activity_records
• Sources: fao-organic-nutrients

Composted plant residues applied to soil (orchard_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_orchard_activity_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_orchard_activity_records
• Sources: fao-organic-nutrients

Irrigation water (orchard_irrigation_input)

Record crop-year irrigation events and reconcile the supplied water volume to the managed orchard block and declared crop year.

• Selected flow: Irrigation water supply

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: sum irrigation events reconciled to block area

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per crop-year area converted to 1,000 kg fruit.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_activity_records

Diesel fuel (orchard_fuel_input_diesel)

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

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

Orchard electricity (orchard_electricity_input)

Record electricity used for orchard operations and allocate metered or documented consumption to the orchard block and crop year.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: meter reading or documented allocation to orchard block and crop year

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per crop-year area converted to 1,000 kg fruit.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_activity_records

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Production land occupation (production_land_occupation)

Record annual occupation of productive orchard land and allocate its area-time total to the marketable pear and quince output.

• Selected flow: Managed orchard land occupation

• Flow property / unit: Area-time / m2 year

• Amount rule: annual area and occupation time allocated to marketable fruit

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_activity_records

Outputs

Product flows

Standing crop fruit (standing_fruit_output)

Record harvested pear and quince mass by species or cultivar before any included farm-gate handling, preserving the crop-year yield basis.

• Selected flow: Pears and quinces, harvested fruit

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured harvested mass by species or cultivar before included handling

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific) Raw activity or stage basis: per crop-year area scaled to reference flow.

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_and_handling_records

Waste flows

Pruning and orchard residues (pruning_residue_output)

Record pruning and orchard residues by quantity, dry or wet basis, and destination, with the selected residue calculation method documented.

• Selected flow: Pear and quince orchard residue

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg dry or wet basis as declared

• Amount rule: measured or calculated by residue fate

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_and_handling_records

• Sources: ipcc-2019-refinement

Elementary flows

Direct nitrous oxide (direct_n2o_emission)

Calculate direct nitrous oxide emissions from crop-year nitrogen records using the selected IPCC or regional method and document the factor basis.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide emission to air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg N2O

• Amount rule: selected IPCC or regional method applied to crop-year nitrogen records

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_emission_records

• Sources: ipcc-2019-refinement

Ammonia (ammonia_emission)

Calculate ammonia emissions from product, application, and regional factor records and preserve the method used for the orchard crop year.

• Selected flow: Ammonia emission to air

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg NH3

• Amount rule: product, application, and regional factor calculation

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_emission_records

• Sources: ipcc-2019-refinement

Nitrate loss (nitrate_loss)

Calculate nitrate loss to water or soil from the selected leaching or runoff method applied to nitrogen and water-balance records.

• Selected flow: Nitrate emission to water or soil

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg nitrate

• Amount rule: selected leaching or runoff method applied to nitrogen and water-balance records

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Crop cycle (crop_cycle)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_orchard_emission_records

• Sources: ipcc-2019-refinement

Process: Harvest and farm-gate fruit handling (harvest_farm_gate)

Inputs

Product flows

Handling electricity (handling_electricity_input)

Record electricity used for harvesting or farm-gate handling and allocate metered or batch consumption to accepted fruit.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply

• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh

• Amount rule: meter or batch allocation to accepted fruit

• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_and_handling_records

Handling water (handling_water_input)

Record process water crossing the handling boundary from meter or batch records and distinguish it from irrigation water.

• Selected flow: Process water

• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3

• Amount rule: meter or batch record for water crossing the handling boundary

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_and_handling_records

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Marketable pears and quinces (marketable_fruit_output)

Record accepted pear and quince mass at the declared hand-off state as the terminal marketable fruit output.

• Selected flow: Fresh pears and quinces at farm gate

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg Raw output measurement and reconciliation: measured accepted mass at declared hand-off

• Amount rule: 1000 kg

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_and_handling_records

Waste flows

Cull fruit (cull_fruit_output)

Record rejected or culled pears and quinces by batch, quantity, and destination at the farm-gate handling step.

• Selected flow: Cull pears and quinces

• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg

• Amount rule: measured rejected mass by destination and batch

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_and_handling_records

Handling residues and wastewater (handling_waste_output)

Record handling residues and wastewater by material class, batch quantity, and destination at the declared farm-gate boundary.

• Selected flow: Farm-gate fruit-handling waste

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

• Amount rule: measured batch quantity by material class and destination

• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)

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

• Normalization basis: per declared reference flow

• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)

• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)

• Collection protocol: cp_harvest_and_handling_records

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_by_subdivision	orchard and handling	Prefer separate pear/quince block and handling records before allocation.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_mixed_pear_quince	mixed production	Use measured crop-year mass allocation when crop-specific records are unavailable and disclose the mix.	iso-14044-2006
allocation_orchard_establishment	perennial establishment	Allocate establishment over the declared productive period using the same period for inputs and outputs.	fao-gap-framework-2003
allocation_cull_and_byproducts	culls and co-products	Subdivide by destination; use economic allocation only for documented valuable co-products when subdivision is infeasible.	iso-14044-2006

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_orchard_activity_records	Operation orchard_management: Record each crop-protection formulation and application event used for pear or quince production, including formulation mass and treated area. Original quantity method: sum formulation mass by product and event
orchard_fuel_input_specific_input	cp_orchard_activity_records	Operation orchard_management: Record fuel consumed by mobile orchard machinery from invoices, tank records, or contractor activity and retain the conversion basis. Original quantity method: invoices, tank records, or contractor activity converted to declared fuel basis
reusable_crate_input_specific_input	cp_harvest_and_handling_records	Operation harvest_farm_gate: Record reusable crate or pallet use as a packaging function, including throughput, return rate, and the mass or use basis. Original quantity method: crate uses or mass allocated by accepted throughput and return rate

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

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_orchard_establishment_records	orchard_establishment	trees, inputs, land, residues	planting plan, nursery invoice, field log, area record	block_id; species; cultivar; rootstock; tree_count; planting_year; area; inputs; residue_fate	reconcile planting and replacement to blocks and allocation period; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by block, product, and destination	tree; ha; kg; m3	each event	declared allocation period	all included blocks	per declared reference flow	maps; invoices; field records
cp_orchard_activity_records	orchard_management	nutrients, irrigation, protection, fuel, electricity, land	invoices, labels, spray log, meter, contractor record	block_id; area; date; product; amount; nutrient_content; water; fuel; electricity	reconcile every input to block and crop year; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum by physical identity; normalize with same-year yield crop_protection_input_specific_input: Operation orchard_management: Record each crop-protection formulation and application event used for pear or quince production, including formulation mass and treated area. Original quantity method: sum formulation mass by product and event Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default. orchard_fuel_input_specific_input: Operation orchard_management: Record fuel consumed by mobile orchard machinery from invoices, tank records, or contractor activity and retain the conversion basis. Original quantity method: invoices, tank records, or contractor activity converted to declared fuel basis 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; kg nutrient; m3; L; kWh; ha	each event or meter period	full crop year	all included blocks	per declared reference flow	invoices; labels; calibrated meters
cp_orchard_emission_records	orchard_management	soil and crop-protection emissions	nutrient balance, soil, weather, drainage, residue, factor record	fertilizer_N; organic_N; residue_N; application_method; soil; climate; drainage; factor_set	calculate each pathway using one declared method; Raw aggregation and attribution: calculate by block, aggregate, normalize by yield	kg N; kg emission; ha	event and annual calculation	full crop year	all included blocks	per declared reference flow	factors; model version; balance review
cp_harvest_and_handling_records	harvest_farm_gate	harvest, accepted fruit, culls, energy, water, crates, waste	harvest ticket, scale, batch sheet, meter, crate log	block_id; batch_id; harvest_date; harvested_mass; accepted_mass; cull_mass; species; cultivar; grade; electricity; water; crate_uses; destination	reconcile batches to accepted hand-off output; Raw aggregation and attribution: sum accepted fruit, culls, and wastes; close mass balance reusable_crate_input_specific_input: Operation harvest_farm_gate: Record reusable crate or pallet use as a packaging function, including throughput, return rate, and the mass or use basis. Original quantity method: crate uses or mass allocated by accepted throughput and return rate 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; kWh; m3; use	each harvest or batch	harvest and handling period	all included batches	per declared reference flow	calibrated scales; quality and meter records

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_orchard_to_reference_flow	orchard inputs and emissions	crop-year amount per area / same-year marketable yield per area × 1,000 kg	amount; area; accepted fruit mass	amount per 1,000 kg fruit
calc_nutrient_content	fertilizers and amendments	product mass × declared nutrient fraction	product; mass; assay; basis	kg N, kg P2O5, kg K2O	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_perennial_establishment_allocation	establishment	total burden × declared productive-period share	establishment amount; productive period	allocated annual amount	fao-gap-framework-2003
calc_managed_soil_emissions	N2O, ammonia, nitrate	selected IPCC or regional factors applied to crop-year activity records	activity; soil/climate; factors	pathway emissions	ipcc-2019-refinement
calc_handling_mass_balance	harvest and handling	harvested input = accepted fruit + culls + handling waste + measured losses within uncertainty	batch masses; destinations	reconciled outputs
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_orchard_emission_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
dq_product_identity	reference and outputs	Confirm pear or quince species, cultivar, crop mix, maturity, grade, and hand-off; do not substitute apple or generic fruit.	orchard, lot, and sales records
dq_temporal_alignment	all rows	Use the same crop year for inputs, emissions, harvest, yield, and handling; disclose proxy years.	dated field and batch records
dq_perennial_allocation	establishment	Document orchard age, productive period, replacement rate, and allocation period.	planting maps and orchard records
dq_mass_and_destination	outputs and waste	Retain calibrated mass records and destination evidence for fruit, culls, residues, and wastewater or solids.	scales and destination tickets
dq_completeness	process map and flows	Reconcile every included block and batch and distinguish zero, not applicable, proxy, and missing values.	block roster and reconciliation
dq_identity_resolution	all identity evidence gaps	Before final publication, resolve identities to verified UUIDs or retain explicit unmapped coverage; never force a nearby product identity.	identity review record

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validation_reference_output	terminal output	One terminal marketable fruit output equals 1,000 kg after scaling and declares species, mix, maturity, grade, and hand-off qualifiers.
validation_orchard_route	process map	Include management once; include establishment only for its allocation period and handling only before hand-off.
validation_crop_year_reconciliation	orchard inventory	Area, inputs, emissions, harvest, culls, residue fates, and yields refer to the same crop year and represented blocks.
validation_nutrient_and_emission_basis	nutrients and emissions	Reconcile nutrient content, residue fate, soil emissions, and factors with the disclosed method and basis.	ipcc-2019-refinement
validation_handling_mass_balance	handling	Reconcile harvested input with accepted fruit, culls, wastes, and losses within declared uncertainty.
validation_flow_identity	every flow	Verify each actual exchange against its concrete flow UUID, physical state, property and unit; preserve explicit unresolved identities when confirmation is unavailable.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	foreground fresh pear and quince orchard and farm-gate fruit dataset
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after review and publication
allowed_use	farm-gate LCA preserving crop mix, geography, crop year, orchard allocation, hand-off state, and allocation rules
excluded_use	nursery, processed fruit, retail or consumer systems, or studies omitting perennial allocation and crop-mix qualifiers
required_metadata	species/cultivar; crop mix; geography; orchard age; area; crop year; yield; irrigation; nutrient/protection records; boundary; cull destination; allocation basis disclosure
required_quality_disclosure	temporal, geographical, technological, completeness, measurement, uncertainty, identity, and allocation quality
update_trigger	changed crop route, orchard guidance, crop mix, hand-off definition, concrete flow identity verification

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	use
ipcc-2019-refinement	method_factor	2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories	soil and residue emission methods
iso-14044-2006	standard	ISO 14044:2006 Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines	allocation and co-product handling
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.