Rice with a high tolerance¹ to water salinity² have been successfully grown in Qingdao in Shandong Province, according to a Xinhua report published on Wednesday.

 

对水盐浓度具有高耐性的水稻在山东青岛成功种植。

 

In May, the seawater rice research center in Qingdao planted trial fields of the new rice strain in Qingdao and five other sites around the country.

 

The trial field in Qingdao used to be a saline-alkaline wasteland. But thanks to the development of the new salt-resistant rice strain, scientists have been able to turn it into productive farmland.

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