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How Are Russian Olive Foods Developed and Utilized? A Full Explanation of Pathways and Value
Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.), also known as Guixiang willow, silver willow, or Qilixiang, belongs to the Elaeagnaceae family, genus Elaeagnus. It is an evergreen shrub. Russian olive is light-demanding, cold-tolerant, highly resistant to wind-blown sand and saline-alkali conditions, grows fast, has wide uses, and holds high economic value. Russian olive is distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, **, Qinghai and other places; in ** it is found in the Taklamakan Desert and along the banks of various rivers, and it is also distributed in Yili, Toksun and other places in northern **. Russian olive is a "treasure tree" of desert saline-alkali land; its edible value and medicinal value are both very high, and it has great potential for development into green foods.
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