Aerial pesticide spraying conducted in Xinjiang's natural populus euphratica forest
STORY: Aerial pesticide spraying conducted in Xinjiang's natural populus euphratica forest
DATELINE: June 2, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:18
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of aerial spraying of pesticides
2. various of the natural populus euphratica forest
STORYLINE:
Aerial pesticide spraying operations have been conducted recently in natural populus euphratica forest in Shaya County of Aksu Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
According to the local forestry department, spring and autumn are the peak seasons of forest diseases.
The spraying covers an area of 100,000 mu (about 6,667 hectares) of natural populus euphratica forest.
Located on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin, Shaya County has a total of about 3.2 million mu (about 213,333 hectares) of natural populus euphratica forest.
Populus euphratica (more commonly known as "desert poplar") is a rugged species of tree, dubbed "guardian of the desert." It is resistant to low temperatures, drou
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- 2023/6/02 00:00:00
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