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The Effects of Ethephon Application on Suppressing Methane Emission and Stimulating Rice Productivity in a Rice Paddy Soil: A Pot Experiment
Seongwoo Choi1
,
Juhee Lee1
,
Yeomyeong Lee1
,
Pil Joo Kim2
,
Ju-Sik Cho3
,
Yong Hwa Cheong3
,
Yo-Sup Rim3
,
Sang Yoon Kim3†
1Graduate Student, Department of Bio-Environmental Sciences, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Korea
2Professor, Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21+ Program), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
3Professor, Department of Bio-Environmental Sciences, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Korea
*sykim@scnu.ac.kr
30 November 2020. pp. 489-501
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Abstract

Ethephon is one of the chemical stimulator of crop growth that is also considered as a structural analogue of coenzyme M (CoM), having a promising potential for methanogenic inhibitor. However, the effect of ethephon application on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under rice cultivation has not been studied yet. In this pot experiment, different levels of ethephon (0, 2.5, 5 and 10 mg L-1) were applied at the presence or absence of manure compost as an organic amendment to study its effect on GHGs emissions in particular CH4 and rice productivity during the cultivation. Application of ethephon effectively suppressed CH4 emissions in particular the initial periods (ca. 3 weeks) right after the application as compared with control soil during rice cultivation, but did not significantly affect N2O emissions. In addition, the maximum CH4 reduction (82% reduction over control) was found at 10 mg L-1 ethephon application right after its addition for 3 weeks during rice cultivation. Rice productivity and yield properties were mainly affected by ethephon application, enhancing ripened grains and number of grains per panicle. Soil properties were not influenced by ethephon application except for available phosphate, which is probably due to enhanced root growth in rhizosphere soils. Conclusively, ethephon could be a new and pioneering amendment for reducing CH4 emission in particular at the initial 3 weeks after the application without increasing other GHG emissions and enhancing rice productivity in paddy soils.

Ethephon application showed a potential to suppress greenhouse gas emissions in particular methane and to enhance rice productivity by ca. 5 mg L-1.
Keywords
CH4
Greenhouse gas emissions
Nitrous oxide
Methanogenic inhibitor
Soil amendment
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 53
  • No :4
  • Pages :489-501
  • Received Date : 2020-10-12
  • Revised Date : 2020-10-28
  • Accepted Date : 2020-10-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2020.53.4.489
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