Barley Gene Lowers Emissions From Rice Over half the people on the planet eat rice as a staple food. Growing rice emits methane, a potent greenhouse gas-to the tune of 25 million to 100 million tons of
methane every year, a notable contribution to human-caused greenhouse gas emissions... When rice paddies are flooded, methane-producing bacteria thrive on the
carbohydrates secreted by rice roots in the oxygen-free soils. The rice plant itself acts as a conduit (pathway), transmitting methane from the soil into the atmosphere...

Now that the scientists have developed this new variety of rice plant, identity one method that could be used to produce large quantities of only these beneficial plants.