High-yield rice breed emits up to 70% less methane

High-Yield Rice Emits up to 70 Percent Less Methane

Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.

The poor things can’t help it, but cows are really gassy, and that’s really bad for the planet: Microbes in their guts produce methane — a greenhouse gas up to 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide — which comes out as burps. Consequently, livestock is responsible for 30 percent of humanity’s methane emissions. But it’s not just bovine belching that makes agriculture drive so much warming. Rice cultivation, surprisingly enough, accounts for…

More rice, less gas: Scientists create hybrid to cut methane emissions

HONG KONG — Chinese and Swedish researchers have developed a high-yield rice variety that emits up to 70% less methane than normal rice after uncovering how chemicals released by rice roots influence emissions.

More rice, less gas: Chinese-Swedish team makes hybrid to cut methane emissions

Researchers hope to register their rice in China for farmers and are working with firms to add oxantel to fertilisers.

New Strain of Rice Could Slash Methane Emissions by 70% Without Sacrificing Yields - The Debrief

Rice cultivation—a staple food source for over half the world’s population—has been found to be responsible for about 12% of global methane emissions. As the planet warms and the global population grows, these emissions are projected to rise, intensifying climate change. However, in a new study published in Molecular Plant, experts from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have discovered how to significantly reduce methane emissions …

Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent

Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent greenhouse gas, when it is grown in flooded fields