The greater use of previously nonproductive land will help raise production levels and ensure the nation’s food security. Zhao Yimeng reports from Dongying, Shandong.
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Demonstration area aims to boost crop yields on saline-alkaline soils , The greater use of previously nonproductive land will help raise production levels and ensure the nation’s food security. Zhao Yimeng reports from Dongying, Shandong. ,In mid-July, soybean and corn that had been planted together were growing well on farmland at a demonstration area in Dongying, Shandong province. Meanwhile, a large number of freshly harvested potatoes were spread out on the porous, fast-draining soil. Those results were not easy to achieve because 80 percent of the soil in the Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta in Dongying has high levels of salinity and alkalinity as a result of coastal erosion and high saltwater saturation. Those conditions inhibit crop growth and result in lower plant biomass.
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