Decomposition of Plant Constituents and Gas Formation in Flooded Soil
Open Access
- 1 January 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
- Vol. 9 (1) , 28-31
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.1963.10431023
Abstract
The outbreak of gaseous bubbles from paddy rice field, especially in the midsummer, is a conspicuous phenomenon which can not be overlooked by farmers. The gas consists largely of methane with small amounts of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen.Keywords
This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Manometric micro-analysis of gas mixtures evolved from paddy soil, using the Van Slyke apparatusSoil Science and Plant Nutrition, 1961
- Some Factors Affecting the Availability of the Organic Nitrogen In Soil—A Preliminary ReportSoil Science Society of America Journal, 1947