Lianyungang: Twenty thousand acres of "sea rice" harvest is in sight

From: Lianyungang Updated: 2018-10-15 03:01

Here　is　an　aerial　photograph　of　the"sea　rice"　planted　in　Huanshatuo　Community　of　Houzui　Street　in　Lianyungang　onOctober　14,　2018.　At　present,　a　bump　harvest　of　20　thousand　acres　of　“Southern　japonica　9108"　rice　is　in　sight　in　thereclaimed　salt　filed　of　Huanshatuo　Community.

With　the　readjustment　of　industrialstructure,　Lianyungang　has　decided　to　withdraw　the　industrial　arrangement　ofsalt　production　from　coastal　salt　fields　step　by　step,　to　carry　out　the　projectof　reclamation　and　conversion　of　salt　fields　to　agriculture,　to　adopt　themethods　of　digging　ditches　and　discharging　alkali,　freshwater　cultivating　firstand　then　farmland　planting,　growing　alkali-tolerant　plants　first　and　then　plantinghigh-efficiency　crops.　And　soil　domestication　and　improvement　in　zones　has　beencarried　out　in　a　two　to　three-year　cycle.　Rice　planting　in　saline-alkali　soilwas　successful,　and　the　former　hundred-mile　salt　field　was　graduallytransformed　into　a　unique　"coastal　granary".