Have you ever seen grass 7 meters tall? It's not an exaggeration, it's from our chinese scientistsGiant grassTrue height! This is no ordinary grass. It carries the heart and soul of an 83-year-old professor, and it is the hope of countless farmers to be rich and poor。
The story of giant grass has to start in the 1980s. Back then, fujian farmers wanted to grow mushrooms to escape poverty, but the problem was that traditional mushrooms needed to cut down trees as a culture base, destroying the environment and being unsustainable. This is a difficult task for professor lin jianxi, who was a young scientist at the time. It took him 20 years to come up with a team, starting with the species of weed that were introduced in north africa, to optimize them step by step, and finally produce the giant grass that we now see. The 83-year-old is still at the forefront of scientific research and is admirable。
In terms of the benefits of planting, giant grass is a treasure plant. It can grow up to 7 metres, looks like bamboo, but it's thicker, and it can emit more than a dozen roots, with leaves of more than a metre. What's amazing is 30 tons of acre production. Moreover, planting can last 15 consecutive years, and the cost of inputs for the first year is about $1,500, falling to around $800 by the second year. As long as the average temperature is grown in areas above 12 degrees celsius, 8 harvests can be harvested in a year, 30 days will be covered with green leaves, 60 days will be more than a metre high and growing at alarming rates。
Even better, its application is far more extensive than expected. The first is animal husbandry, with a coarse protein content of 12 per cent of the bacterium, a nutritional value that does not lose traditional feed, and on which farmers in xinjiang qhutami county depend to feed their sheep. The second was the real realization of the dream of developing the fungus industry without cutting trees, as a fungus-based material, which solved the difficulties that had beset fujian farmers that year. The third is the function of ecological governance, which is rooted in a depth of 3 metres underground and has a strong sandproofing effect, which is particularly useful for the management of sanded land. The fourth is the use of energy, which can reach 70 per cent of coal and can be used for power generation and waste. In this way, the colossal grass is truly a treasure, from leaf to straw。
There is, of course, something to be noticed about growing giant grass. It is more afraid of flooding and freezing, so it has to drain better, and it has to take care of winter measures. There was also a need for a rational rotation, which would ensure production and quality. Regular fertilisation of grass is managed with attention to pest control。
Today, this magical giant grass has come out of the country and has taken root in more than 100 countries around the globe. From papua new guinea to rwanda, local farmers changed their lives as a result of giant grass. This is not just a plant extension, but a vivid expression of chinese wisdom and chinese programmes around the globe. It is truly a great pride to see the results of our autonomous research and development in science and technology benefit the world's people. This science, technology and innovation protects both the environment and economic developmentInternational cooperationThis is the power of chinese wisdom
