Gansu Tianshui kernel-apricot cultivation technology passes appraisal
Recently, the project "Development of Wasteland Resources in Tianshui City -- Demonstration of High-Yield Cultivation Technology for 100,000 mu of Kernel Apricot," jointly undertaken and implemented by the Tianshui Municipal Fruit Tree Research Institute and the horticulture departments of various counties and districts, passed the achievement appraisal of the Provincial Science and Technology Department. Experts believe that the project uses "four types of wasteland" for kernel-apricot base construction, which not only saves cultivated land but also plays an important role in reducing soil erosion and windbreak and sand fixation, and its results have reached the advanced level of similar projects in China. Up to now, the city has built 20 mu of improved-variety kernel-apricot scion orchards, established 647 mu of improved-variety seedling bases, propagated 8.31 million improved-variety seedlings, and reached 116,700 mu of production bases, with an annual output of 682,300 kg and an output value of 27.292 million yuan.