Table 2 Influence of fertilizer and positions on rate and cumulative CH 4 flux, plant growth and yield of lowland rice
From: Within field spatial variation in methane emissions from lowland rice in Myanmar
|  |  |  | CH 4 flux rate (mg m −2  h −1 ) | CH 4 flux Cumulative (g m −2 ) | Tiller number | Plant height (cm) | Grain (g m −2 ) | Straw (g m −2 ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 st field | Treatment | -F | 15.5 a | 38.7 a | 9.0 b | 106.9 a | 501.9 a | 608.8 b |
+F | 11.4 a | 28.5 a | 9.9 a | 111.2 a | 528.2 b | 631.1 a | ||
Position | Inlet | 8.7 b | 21.7 b | 9.0 a | 111.5 a | 532.7 a | 636.0 a | |
Middle | 10.4 b | 26.0 b | 9.7 a | 106.5 a | 507.8 b | 598.5 b | ||
Outlet | 21.3 a | 53.2 a | 9.5 a | 109.0 a | 534.7 a | 630.0 a | ||
2 nd field | Treatment | -F | 16.8 b | 41.9 b | 8.0 b | 101.5 b | 424.9 b | 544.1 b |
+F | 11.8 a | 29.5 a | 8.9 a | 113.6 a | 493.0 a | 580.7 a | ||
Position | Inlet | 26.6 a | 66.4 a | 8.9 a | 105.3 a | 475.2 a | 576.3 a | |
Middle | 10.8 b | 27.0 b | 7.8 ab | 98.4 b | 462.7 ab | 532.3 b | ||
Outlet | 9.8 b | 24.5 b | 7.7 b | 104.8 a | 449.0 b | 534.8 b |