Can I add a new crop to the CFT?
All new crops will be added into the Cool Farm Platform, rather than the Cool Farm Tool.
Please note that in
the annual GHG pathway, the primary impact of selecting a crop is the quantity
of residues it produces. For crops not listed in the tool, you can use the
"Other Crop" option and enter an estimate of residue quantity (above ground & in dry matter).
If you are
interested in having a new crop officially added to the Cool Farm Platform, it's
important to understand that the following information must be provided based
on peer-reviewed studies of meta-analysis (no single study) - and ideally in-vivo or outside of the lab studies. See our methods policy for requirements of new methods:
- Dry Matter
Fraction: This entails the proportion of the crop's total biomass that is
composed of dry matter
- Above-Ground
Nitrogen Fraction: The fraction of nitrogen found in the above-ground portion
of the crop.
- Ratio of Above and
Below-Ground Biomass: Information about the balance between above-ground and
below-ground biomass for the crop.
- Below-Ground
Nitrogen Fraction: The fraction of nitrogen found in the below-ground portion
of the crop.
- Combustion factor: Factor for the "burnt in field" residue management option, for the proportion of unburnt residue that is treated as soil emission.
- Ratio Above-Ground
Residue to Yield: This should be based on the dry matter of above-ground
residues relative to the harvested yield of the crop.
Please note that additional funding will be necessary to accommodate the addition of a new crop.
If you can provide above information and are interested in adding a new crop to the Cool Farm Tool, please get in contact with the
Cool Farm Support team for further information and assistance.