Is it true that the Chinese Navy successfully planted vegetables on Xisha Beach?

It is true that the Chinese Navy successfully planted vegetables on Xisha Beach. On May 12, a "sand-to-soil" experimental field on Yongxing Island Beach in Sansha City achieved a bumper harvest: more than 1,500 kilograms of seven types of vegetables including cabbage, lettuce, and baby cabbage were harvested from half an acre of land, marking a milestone. Planting vegetables on Xisha Beach was successful for the first time.

A leader of the Navy stationed in Xisha told reporters that promoting this technology on a large scale is expected to solve the problem of soldiers and civilians stationed on the islands and reefs eating vegetables. "More than 1,500 kilograms were harvested from half an acre of land, and the yield is very impressive." Qiu Hua, a soldier who has been guarding the island for 20 years, said excitedly. It's grown, and it's no problem to harvest five or six crops a year.

Associate Professor Zhao Chaohua, a scientific researcher, told reporters that this technology is easy to operate, low in cost, and has low requirements on site and natural environment. After being promoted, it will not only solve the difficulty of growing and eating vegetables on islands and reefs, but also It can solve the problem of large-scale greening of islands and reefs.

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Chongqing Jiaotong University successfully tried growing vegetables on Xisha Beach

In September last year, the Chongqing Jiaotong University mechanical sand control team came to Xisha and planted the beach "Soilization", two small plots of land were planted on a trial basis. "The 'code' for mechanical sand control is to use plant adhesives to impose a certain constraint relationship between the sand, so that the sand can obtain the same mechanical properties as soil and have the ability to store water, nutrients and breed microorganisms."

Yi Zhijian, the founder of mechanical sand control and vice president of Chongqing Jiaotong University, told reporters that the team has used this technology in the Ulan Bhe Desert in Inner Mongolia, the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, and Aba Prefecture in Sichuan. Turn deserts and deserts into "fertile farmland".

Unlike the sand in the desert, the sea sand on Yongxing Island has larger particles and contains some salt and alkali. After several months of exploration and experimentation, the team investigated the local climate and environment and found the secret of turning "beach" into "fertile farmland".

“Local rainfall is heavy, and after several rains wash away the sea sand, most of the salt will be washed away.” Yi Zhijian said that since there is no shortage of fresh water on the island and the sunshine is relatively strong, Therefore, after the team successfully turned the sea sand into "soil", the planting was relatively successful.

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