China starts mass 'seawater rice' planting

中国拉开大规模栽种海水稻序幕
5月28日

Since May, China has started a nationwide large-scale seawater rice planting.

五月份起,中国开始在全国各地大规模种植海水稻

Seawater rice, a saline-alkali-tolerant type of rice, was designed to grow in tidal flats or other areas with heavy salt concentrations and developed through crossbreeding and other technologies.

耐盐碱的海水稻,通过杂交技术以及别的育种技术设计成在滩涂或其他的高盐地区种植

In 2022, China plans to turn 1 million more mu (66,667 hectares) of saline-alkali land into rice fields.

2022年中国计划再将100万亩盐碱地变成稻田