Methane emission from rice cultivation in different agro-ecological zones of the Mekong river delta: seasonal patterns and emission factors for baseline water management

• Published in: Soil science and plant nutrition (Tokyo) Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 47 - 58
• Main Authors: Vo, Thi Bach Thuong, Wassmann, Reiner, Tirol-Padre, Agnes, Cao, Van Phuong, MacDonald, Ben, Espaldon, Maria Victoria O., Sander, Bjoern Ole
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kyoto Taylor & Francis 02.01.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: acid sulfate soil; acid sulfate soils; Agricultural practices; agroecological zones; Agroecology; alluvial soil; Alluvial soils; confidence interval; Confidence intervals; Cultivation; data collection; Ecological monitoring; Emission analysis; Emission measurements; Emissions; emissions factor; flooding; Grain cultivation; Greenhouse gas; greenhouse gas emissions; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Intrusion; Mekong River; Methane; paddies; rice; Rice fields; river deltas; Rivers; salinity; seasonal variation; Seasons; Statistical analysis; Sulfates; Water management; Mekong River Delta; Mekong River

This study comprises a set of methane emission measurements in rice fields located in the four agro-ecological zones of the Mekong River Delta (MRD), namely the zones with (i) alluvial soils, (ii) salinity intrusion, (iii) deep flood, and (iv) acid sulfate soils. These zones have very distinct bio-p...