Effect of cultivation system on the methane emission from rice soil

• Main Authors: Fazli, Pardis, Che Man, Hasfalina, Mohamed Zawawi, Mohamed Azwan, Idris, Azni, Md. Shah, Umi Kalsom, Wayayok, Aimrun
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31952/1/31952.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31952/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Methane (CH4) is a potent green house gas and second in importance after carbon dioxide (CO2) with a global warming potential of 25 times more than CO2. Paddy fields are important sources of methane and contribute in approximately 15–20% of the annual global methane efflux. Cultivation systems can a...