A SHORT TERM STUDY OF METHANE EMISSION FROM WHEAT AGRICULTURE FIELD.
- Department of Biol. & Environmental Science, Natubhai V.Patel College of Pure and Applied Science, Vallabh Vidyanagar – 388120, Gujarat, India. Email id: bincykizhakkodan@gmail.com
- P.G Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research (ISTAR).
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The global Green House Gas (GHG) Methane emission has increased 15% from 1990 to 2010, where agriculture sector contributes more than 65% to Indian Methane emission. Methane is considered as the major GHG because of its residence time in the atmosphere as well as due to its Global Warming Potential. In present study Methane emission from Wheat agriculture field was assessed for a period of one month using closed static chamber method. Sampling was carried out on weekly basis to see temporal variation taking place in a very short period of time. A correlation between physico chemical parameters and the emitted CH4 flux was also carried out. Methane flux ranged from 0.006 mg/m2/hr to 0.56mg/m2/hr. The controlling edaphic factors for CH4 emission are also discussed.
[Rita Kumar, Nirmal Kumar, Annie Abraham Kizhakkodan (2016); A SHORT TERM STUDY OF METHANE EMISSION FROM WHEAT AGRICULTURE FIELD. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Jun). 568-573] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
