In an agricultural field, which among the following is the highest producer of methane?

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Aicharya · Accepted Answer

Rice is grown in flooded fields, a situation that depletes the soil of oxygen. Soils that are anaerobic (lacking oxygen) allow the bacteria that produce methane from decomposing organic matter to thrive. Some of this methane then bubbles to the surface, but most of it is diffused back into the atmosphere through the rice plants themselves. Hence, rice Paddy field that produces maximum methane gas into the atmosphere. Hence, option (b) is correct.

In an agricultural field, which among the following is the highest producer of methane?

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