Increased atmospheric CO2 and rising temperatures are expected to affect rice yields and greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from rice paddies. This is important, because rice cultivation is one of the largest human-induced sources of the potent GHG methane (CH4) and rice is the world’s second-most produced staple crop.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/increased-greenhouse-gas-intensity-rice-production-under-future-atmospheric
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kees-jan-van-groenigen
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chris-van-kessel
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bruce-hungate-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-dioxide
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/methane