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Saline and alkaline soil is dubbed the "incurable disease" of land due to its low yield characteristics. And parts of the land in Cangzhou City had been eroded by a high level of soil salinization and had little hope of seeing a high yield of wheat for many years.

In recent years, the city has cultivated wheat varieties featuring high salinity and alkalinity tolerance. The city has also improved production and cultivation technologies which effectively increase wheat yields. A comprehensive wheat industrial chain ranging from planting to marketing has gradually been established here.

Technicians check the growth of saline-alkali wheat at a test field in the Zhongjie Industrial Park in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, June 5, 2026.(Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)