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Inhibition of methane evolution by calcium sulfate addition to flooded rice

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Calcium sulfate, a common soil amendment was applied at rates of 0, 1,000 and 2,000 kg ha-1 to flooded rice plots treated with urea-N (128 kg ha-1). Experimental plots were drill-seeded with Toro-2, a mid-season long-grain rice cultivar, and CH4 emissions were measured over the first cropping season. Over the 70 d sampling season, the low and high rate of CaSO4 reduced CH4 evolution 29 and 46%, respectively, compared to control plots. No significant correlation between soil temperature (0, 5, 10 cm depths) and CH4 emission was observed.

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  1. Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute and Nuclear Science Center, Louisiana State University, 70803-7511, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    C. W. Lindau & D. P. Alford

  2. Rice Research Station, Louisiana Experiment Station, 70527, Crowley, LA, USA

    P. K. Bollich & S. D. Linscombe

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Lindau, C.W., Alford, D.P., Bollich, P.K. et al. Inhibition of methane evolution by calcium sulfate addition to flooded rice. Plant Soil 158, 299–301 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009503

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