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Methane mitigator by India
August 13 , 2024
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- The first cultures of indigenous methane-mitigating agents, are discovered in rice fields and wetlands primarily in Western India.
- Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with 26 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide.
- It is naturally counteracted by methanotrophs—methane-eating bacteria.
- Methylocucumis oryzae bacterium is a novel genus and species.
- These bacteria oxidise methane, producing CO2 and H2O, thereby preventing methane levels from skyrocketing.
- Methylocucumis oryzae promotes rice plant growth, inducing early flowering and increasing grain yield.
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