Salt tolerant plants can be planted in arid and windy desert environments

The Institute of Oceanography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced today that a major breakthrough has been made in the study of saline alkali deserts and saline alkali agriculture completed by Xing Junwu, a researcher of the Institute Through long-term research, Xing Junwu has overcome the adverse effects of strong winds and droughts on the cultivation of Suaeda salsa and other halophytes He can plant Suaeda salsa and other halophytes on a large scale in the inland extremely arid high saline alkali environment, establish vegetation, eliminate the bare saline alkali desert and its salinization and the spread of saline alkali dust storm, realize the improvement and optimization of ecological environment and establish an efficient saline alkali agriculture Industry This achievement has been authorized by the State Intellectual Property Office for invention patent ("a method of planting salt tolerant plants in arid and windy desert environment") More than 1.4 billion mu of saline alkali land is distributed in Northeast, northwest, North China, central and coastal areas Due to drought, lack of water and scarce rainfall, the high salt and alkali content in the soil and groundwater leads to the lack of vegetation or even the lack of vegetation Under the influence of drought and strong wind, the salt and alkali dust in these desert salt and alkali environment is flying with the wind, resulting in the formation of salt and alkali dust storm, resulting in the loss of water and soil flow, the spread of salinization, the reduction or extinction of cultivated land due to salinization, resulting in the abandonment of wasteland, and the withering of crops and trees It becomes a secondary desert Salt dust also causes pollution of water sources, rivers, lakes and the atmosphere, causing a variety of diseases and endangering human and animal health The invention is one of the technical achievements of the key technology research and demonstration of efficient saline soil agriculture and the scientific and technological support plan project of the Ministry of science and technology of the people's Republic of China during the 11th Five Year Plan period It has been supported by the agricultural project office of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a long time Through the establishment of vegetation to eliminate and control salt desert and salt dust storm, and the establishment of salt and alkali agricultural industry, the invention has profound strategic significance in changing the ecological environment of northwest, northeast, north, central China, coastal salt and alkali areas and surrounding urban and rural areas, overcoming the shortage of arable land and fresh water resources, and improving the national food and energy supply capacity.