%A ZHANG XiuJun, JIANG PiWen,DONG Dan, XIA ZongWei %T Research Advances in Methane Emission from Plants %0 Journal Article %D 2010 %J Plant Diversity %R 10.3724/SP.J.1143.2010.09208 %P 177-182 %V 32 %N 02 %U {https://journal.kib.ac.cn/CN/abstract/article_32870.shtml} %8 2010-04-25 %X Methane(CH4)is an important atmospheric trace gas,contributing to global warming and atmospheric redox chemistry. Traditionally, the only known biologial source of methane was a limited group of obligate anaerobic prokaryotes called methanogens. However, a recent research repoted aerobic CH4 emission from plants by an unrecognized,nonmicrobial mechanism. In this paper the study of methane emissions from plants was reviewed,and pointed out the directions for future research work in this field.