UPSC PRELIMS · GEOGRAPHY · AGRICULTURE AND GREENHOUSE GASES

Among the following crops, which one is the most important anthropogenic source of both methane and nitrous oxide?

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EXPLANATION

Flooded rice cultivation is a major anthropogenic source of methane, while nitrogen inputs and associated processes contribute nitrous oxide emissions.

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