Field data on pre-season rice straw degradation using a microbial substrate and the effects on methane emissions during rice cultivation.

Rice straw is one of the most abundant biomass wastes derived from rice cultivation activities. The current rice straw management practice during the wet (rainy) season in Malaysia involves the integration of straw into the soil. This practice offers both advantages and disadvantages to rice farmers and the environment.

Corrigendum to "Inventory and composting of yard waste in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia" [Heliyon 6 (7) (July 2020) 04486].

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.

Inventory and composting of yard waste in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Composting of yard waste is one of the waste management approaches in the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. The yard waste inventory was developed in the headquarters' area and a pilot-scale study was performed on the potential compost product. The total amount of yard waste generated from June 2017 to December 2017 was 16.