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Using wheat to fight the sand
(Beijing Today)
Updated: 2006-05-05 13:51



Wheat has become the new weapon to prevent sand pollution in Haidian
District. The administration of the district predicted that wheat might
take the place of a proposed artificial green belt.


Thirty grams of wheat seeds have been planted in abandoned land by a
construction site near Madian Xi Lu. Meng Jingyi from the administration
said, "The idea of planting wheat emerged from group discussion. It takes
two or three years to grow a lawn, while wheat is much faster. It takes
only seven days to sprout, so by July there will be a green barrier. The
wheat roots can keep the soil locked in and store water."

Meng also emphasized that economy is an important factor when considering
environmental protection. Compared with a green net costing thousands of
yuan, wheat is much cheaper. "We spent only one hundred yun on the wheat
seeds. We, along with the construction company, will take care of the
wheat. A natural shield is always better than an artificial one."However,
using wheat as a green belt is still being tested and it will take time
to see if it is feasible.

Guo Jiasong from the Wheat Center of Beijing Academy of Agriculture and
Forestry Sciences said, "Wheat can grow in any kind of earth. Though it
grows much faster than grass it has to be planted each year. The best
season to plant is autumn, and harvest in May or June. If it is planted
in spring, the wheat usually grows eighty to ninety centimeters high and
dies after the summer. For long-term protection grass is perhaps more
suitable.
















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