Saline-alkali soil turns into fertile land in Baicheng, China
STORY: Saline-alkali soil turns into fertile land in Baicheng, China
DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:24
LOCATION: BAICHENG, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of scenery of Baicheng
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WEI, Associate researcher at Institute of Rice, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
3. various of scenery of Baicheng
STORYLINE:
Saline-alkali land is becoming a new growth point for grain supply in western Jilin.
In the city of Baicheng, efforts have been made to turn the saline-alkali soil into arable land.
SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA WEI, Associate researcher at Institute of Rice, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
"Firstly, our approach involves land transformation before introducing a rice variety. The soil needs to be improved before we can cultivate this rice variety. However, we've made a shift in our strategy. We are now focusing on cultivating salt and alkali-tolerant varieties first. Once they are ready, we plant them in saline-alkali soil. This approach helps us s
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