Saltwater Rice Successfully Harvested by Chinese Scientists

Alkali-resistant ‘sea rice’ planted in east China’s Shandong Province was harvested by Chinese scientists from Qingdao Sea Rice R&D Centre.

The four, main, common forms of consumed rice, Brown Rice, Red Rice, Thai White Rice, and Black wild rice. Image credit: Earth100/Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The new type of rice, successfully harvested by a group of scientists in the seaside city of Qingdao, eastern China, was revealed a year ago. Sea rice that is able to grow in tidal flats or saline-alkali land was developed by crossbreeding different varieties of rice.

According to the scientist, turning barren land into fertile farmland will enable China to feed the entire country.

Wheat and rice are the staple food of the Chinese people, and 60 percent of them depend on rice.

More than 65,000 square kilometers of salt and alkali land will be transformed in China. That can increase food by 30 billion kilograms based on the calculation of at least 300 kilograms per 667 square meters. This can support an additional 80 million people.

Earlier this year, the research team successfully grew and harvested the salt-resistant rice in a Dubai desert. (Tasnim News Agency)

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