Xinhua News Agency, Urumqi, November 23 (Reporter Zhang Xiaolong) In Xinjiang, where the saline-alkali land is most widely distributed in China, researchers are planting "salt-eating plants" to "make a fuss" on these barren lands
In November in Karamay, the "oil city", researchers braved the cold wind and collected seeds of a plant called Suaeda salsa in an experimental field full of crimson plants on the outskirts of the city
"The white one is saline, which is very common in Xinjiang and even the entire northwest
Since the early 2000s, Zhong Keyuan Xinjiang and Geography Institute (hereinafter referred to as eco- Zhong Keyuan Xinjiang habitat as) a researcher Tianchang Yan led the research team, the main distribution area of the Tianshan Mountains saline investigation
Zhong ASTRI ASTRI Zhong ASTRI ASTRI "Suaeda salsa is a kind of'salt-eating plant'
The characteristics of Suaeda salsa not only in Karamay, but also in Kashgar, Hotan, Xinjiang, and even Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and other places have been verified
"A lot of arable land were abandoned because of salinity is too heavy, and can help farmers 'snatch' those lands, that we passed the test of scientific research and the earth
Zhong ASTRI ASTRI What excites the research team is that in addition to reducing soil salinity, Suaeda salsa and other “salt-eating plants” can also be used as vegetables, made into feed, and even used for saline-alkali land greening
"The potential economic value, so that in the future I 'eat salt plant' confidence in
Zhong ASTRI ASTRI However, scientific researchers not only need to work in the experimental field like farmers, but also try to be an excellent salesman to promote the "salt-eating plant" planting technology to the outside world
After frost, the dry climate makes the tiny seeds of Suaeda salsa easier to collect
"We provide seed Fenwenbuqu, or even a year would have spent a few thousand light-Free
Zhong ASTRI ASTRI This spring, the scientific research team provided the planting technology to a landscaping enterprise in Karamay for free
Standing among the red Suaeda salsa, Zhao Zhenyong said: "I hope these'salt-eating plants' can help more people, and we will pass on planting techniques to them without reservation
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