Purpose: Mandarin is a relevant citrus crop in Uruguay both in terms of yield and area. This study is aimed at assessing the environmental impacts of mandarin cultivation in the country to identify the environmental hotspots. Temporal variability is assessed by considering six harvest seasons and site specificity by developing a regionalized inventory using a Tier 3 to estimate nitrogen on-field emissions. Also, the effect of regionalizing specific impact categories is analyzed. Methods: A cradle-to-farm gate assessment was carried out based on mass and area functional units.

Purpose:Mandarin is a relevant citrus crop in Uruguay both in terms of yield and area. This study is aimed at assessing the environmental impacts of mandarin cultivation in the country to identify the environmental hotspots. Temporal variability is assessed by considering six harvest seasons and site specificity by developing a regionalized inventory using a Tier 3 to estimate nitrogen on-field emissions. Also, the effect of regionalizing specific impact categories is analyzed. Methods:A cradle-to-farm gate assessment was carried out based on mass and area functional units.

El HLB es la enfermedad más destructiva de los cítricos en el mundo, y ha sido recientemente detectada en nuestro país, en la localidad de Bella Unión. El control de su vector, Diaphorina citri, es un pilar fundamental en el manejo de esta enfermedad. En el contexto de una citricultura de exportación de fruta para consumo en fresco, este control debe enmarcarse en un manejo integrado de plagas. El monitoreo y el uso de productos de bajo impacto, que sean compatibles con el control biológico y no generen residuos en fruta, son aspectos fundamentales a considerar.