Harvest of salt-tolerant rice begins in Weifang

By ZHAO RUIXUE in Jinan| (chinadaily.com.cn)| Updated : 2022-11-03

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Farmers have begun harvesting rice grown on salt-affected land in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Fu Minghao/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Farmers have begun harvesting rice planted on 3,860 hectares of salty soil in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. The rice is grown on salt-affected land and is salt-tolerant.

The yield per mu (0.067 hectares) is 698.4 kilograms, according to field tests carried out by five agricultural experts.

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Farmers have begun harvesting rice grown on salt-affected land in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Fu Minghao/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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Farmers have begun harvesting rice grown on salt-affected land in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Fu Minghao/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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Farmers have begun harvesting rice grown on salt-affected land in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Fu Minghao/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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Farmers have begun harvesting rice grown on salt-affected land in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Fu Minghao/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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Farmers have begun harvesting rice grown on salt-affected land in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Fu Minghao/For chinadaily.com.cn]

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Farmers have begun harvesting rice grown on salt-affected land in the Hanting district of Weifang, Shandong province. [Photo by Fu Minghao/For chinadaily.com.cn]