我国沙棘事业发展的实践与展望

Practice and Prospect of Seabuckthorn Development in China

Seabuckthorn Development and Management Center,the Ministry of Water Resources)(16) Seabuckthorn,with properties of drought and infertility endurance,strong abilities of sprouting and nitrogen fixation,is a pioneer plant for improving ecological enviroment and harnessing soil and water loss in the areas unsuitable for forest.seabuckthorn is also a valuable plant with contents of over 190 kinds of active organic components,is of great development potentials and one economic plant for developing mountainous economy.Some significant achievements in seabuckthorn development, soil and water loss control by the plant,promotion of mountainous economy have been obtained in China in past 15 years.The seabuckthorn resource has rapidly developed to a total area of 1 500 000 hm 2 with average plantation of 60 000 hm 2 every year,and more than 20 counties have been established as seabuckthorn bases.“Seabuckthorn ecological project in Pisha rock regions in Shanxi,Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia”is included in“China Soil and Water Conservation Plan”and“China Ecological Environment Construction Plan”.There are also breakthrough in basic study areas as establishment of seabuckthorn category and new varieties discovery.One of seabuckthorn development characteristics in China is the promotion of healthy development of seabuckthorn cause through government administrators at various levels.