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cje ›› 1993, Vol. ›› Issue (1): 67-70.

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An Approach to the Ecological Construction of Agricultural Oascs in Xinjiang

Xia Ailin   

  1. Institute of Soil and Fertilizers, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Uromqi 830000
  • Received:1991-04-08 Revised:1991-07-02 Online:1993-02-10

Abstract: Compared with other arid areas of the world,the agricultural oases in Xinjiang possess the following characters:1.they are desert and irrigated, and water is the main factor for their subsistence and devel-oprnent,2.there are abundant light,heat and water resources and great potential for increasing their productivity,3.the eco environment is extremly susceptible to the damage of drought,cold,sand-wind and saline-alkalinity,4.inconvenient traffic and communication and closed economy are the hindering factors for their development,and 5.household economy is becoming an important part of oases eco-environment.Based on these characters,various approaches for their ecological construction are put for-ward in the paper.

Key words: Quercus acutissima, thinning, carbon density, biomass.