Foreign Media: Chinese Research Team Achieves Remarkable Results in Wheat Trial Fields in the Taklamakan Desert
The drought- and salinity-tolerant wheat variety "Jingmai 189," developed by Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, achieved a yield of 768 kilograms per mu on severely saline-alkaline land—nearly doubling the national average yield of 399.2 kilograms per mu in 2025, reaching 11.5 tons per hectare. When announcing this result on June 23, the Academy's Hybrid Wheat Research Institute stated it "completely exceeded expectations," attributing the high yield not only to the genetic advantages of the variety but also to its unique interaction with the desert environment.
The breeding technology for this variety has reached an internationally competitive level and is already being tested in countries such as Pakistan and Uzbekistan. This breakthrough holds significant demonstration value for global efforts to increase food production amid shrinking arable land, accelerating desertification, and climate change.
Original Article: toutiao.com/article/1869706827339788/
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