Mechanisms of biochar decreasing methane emission from Chinese paddy soils

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 46; pp. 80 - 88
• Main Authors: Feng, Youzhi, Xu, Yanping, Yu, Yongchang, Xie, Zubin, Lin, Xiangui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Biochar; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; CH 4 emission; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; emissions; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; global warming; greenhouse gases; methane; methane production; Methanogenic archaea; Methanotrophic proteobacteria; Oryza sativa; paddies; Paddy soil; paddy soils; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; polymerase chain reaction; pyrolysis; rice; risk reduction; Soil science; temperature; Asia; China; Methanotrophic proteobacteria; Methanogenic archaea; CH 4 emission; Biochar; Paddy soil; Methane; Monocotyledones; Gas emission; Methanotrophy; CH; Cultivated soil; Carbonization; emission; Oryza; Gramineae; Methanogenic bacteria; Angiospermae; Methanogenesis; Herbaceous plant; Spermatophyta; Soil science

Paddy fields are one of the largest anthropogenic sources of global CH 4 emission. A decrease in paddy CH 4 emission can contribute significantly towards the control of global warming. Recent studies have demonstrated that the application of biochar in paddy soils has such a capability, but its unde...