Study on the Technique Development of Desertification Control and Sandy Desert Industry in Ningxia

The trials on desertification control and technique development of desert industry in accordance with the characters of three kinds of deserts such as the sandy land on middle Yinchuan Plain,Tenggeli Desert,and Maowusu desert were conducted.Great efforts were put on technique development of desert industry,promoting sustainable development of desertification control and ecological construction.Taking increasing the utilization ratio of water resources as the core,taking new techniques with less water use,high investment and high output as the key measures to development desert industry and realize the strategic target of sustainable development in the light of local natural environment.Eight research programs were conducted in 3 demonstration plots.The area of trial demonstration plots established was 1300 hm2,which were extended to 26700 hm2.Four kinds of desert industry were developed which include planting short-rotation fastgrowing and high-yielding pulpwood poplar plantation,producing and processing fresh friuit such as grapes,developing and culturing Xerophyte,and greenhouse cultivation.Three patents were applied,many new techniques were developed and 30 paper and research reports were published.