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Beside CH4 and CO2 other greenhouse gas from agriculture area is
Beside CH4 and CO2 other greenhouse gas from agriculture area is
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The correct option is E N2O
Livestock, especially cattle, produce methane (CH4) as part of their digestion. This process is called as enteric fermentation, and it represents almost one third of the emissions from the agriculture sector. Methane is also produced by the anaerobic decomposition of manure. When manure is handled as a solid or deposited naturally on grassland, it decomposes aerobically (with oxygen) and creates little methane emissions. The use of fossil fuels in agricultural production accounts for eight percent of the emissions from agriculture. These emissions are primarily from combustion of gasoline and diesel fuel. The large increase in the use of nitrogen fertilizer for the production of high nitrogen consuming crops like corn has increased the emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O).
Livestock, especially cattle, produce methane (CH4) as part of their digestion. This process is called as enteric fermentation, and it represents almost one third of the emissions from the agriculture sector. Methane is also produced by the anaerobic decomposition of manure. When manure is handled as a solid or deposited naturally on grassland, it decomposes aerobically (with oxygen) and creates little methane emissions. The use of fossil fuels in agricultural production accounts for eight percent of the emissions from agriculture. These emissions are primarily from combustion of gasoline and diesel fuel. The large increase in the use of nitrogen fertilizer for the production of high nitrogen consuming crops like corn has increased the emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O).
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