THE CULTURE OF CHINESE DESERT PLANTS IN A GREENHOUSE.
Fourteen species listed here could be cultured in our greenhouse; Agriophyllum squarrosum, Aristida adscensionis, Bassia dasyphylla, Corispermum chinganicum, Eragrostis poaeoides, Stilpnolepis centiflora, Alhagi sparsiflolia, Ammopiptanthus mongolicus, Calligonum junceum, Calligonum leucocladum, Halostachys caspica, Haloxylon ammodendron, Haloxylon persicum, Kalidium caspicum. These grew favorably with watering similar to that of mesophyte.
To mention a few of the characteristic of these plants, for A. mongolicus, germination of seeds treated with 80°C was uniform compared with that treated with 20°C. K. caspicum and H. caspica were tolerant to salt stress and K. caspicum was more tolerant to salt stress than H. caspica. Flower induction of A. squarrosum, B. dasyphylla, C. chinganicum, S. centiflora required short-day treatments (8 hrs(light)/16 hrs(dark)).
The culture methods of desert native plants in greenhouses was established. In addition, it is possible to supply these plants for experiments. Still more, the data will be useful for the mass production of native desert plants under artificially controlled conditions to reclaim desertificated land.
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1992.319.71
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1992.319.71